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Schools and Education

Published
March 29, 2021

Portland schools receive national award for college readiness program for multilingual students

The award comes with a $5,000 prize the district plans to use to establish a scholarship fund for students participating in the Make It Happen! program.
Published
March 29, 2021

South Portland plans to release school equity report in mid-April

The report from the Center for Education Equity is based on focus groups with students, staff and parents and will come with recommendations for next steps in the district's equity work.
Published
March 29, 2021

Portland elementary and middle school students will go back to classrooms 4 days per week

The target date for increasing in-person learning is April 26, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Published
March 28, 2021

South Portland families urge schools to work harder on race issues

Some families say they want to see more urgency and transparency around racial equity work amid incidents that include a teacher's use of a racial slur in a classroom last year.
Published
March 26, 2021

Coronavirus cases increase across University of Maine System

The positivity rate remains below the state average but some students and staff are not participating in weekly COVID-19 testing.

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Published
March 26, 2021

Massachusetts might mandate genocide education after team used anti-Semitic language to call plays

Under the bill, which was approved last year by the Senate but failed to reach the governor's desk, every school district would be required to teach the history of genocide in its middle and high schools.
Published
March 26, 2021

Portland singer starts nonprofit to help women of color into tech careers

Janay Woodruff, who performs as JanaeSound, is raising money and awareness for the project through virtual reality performances and a free streaming concert Saturday.
Published
March 25, 2021

Yarmouth boy new Maine State Spelling Bee champion

Oliver Brown, a sixth-grader at Harrison Middle School, prevails in the 15th round of a competition held for the second straight year over Zoom.
Published
March 25, 2021

Maine bill would require transparency about pesticides at schools

Democratic Sen. Mattie Daughtry of Brunswick wants to require schools to submit pest management logs to state authorities, and post inspection results publicly.
Published
March 25, 2021

UNE in Biddeford goes remote after on-campus COVID-19 cases rise

The surge in positive test results is tied to an increase in off-campus social gatherings, according to the university.