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Schools and Education

Published
January 18, 2020

Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools

They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
Published
January 17, 2020

Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year as area’s Catholic population declines

St. John Catholic School, which had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year with enrollment down to 34.
Published
January 17, 2020

Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville

"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
Published
January 16, 2020

Portland to consider reconfiguring its 8 mainland elementary schools

The school board will discuss a proposal Tuesday to form 4 primary schools and 4 intermediate schools.
Published
January 16, 2020

Jackman school continues three-year streak of no snow days

Forest Hills Consolidated Schools in Jackman hasn't had a snow day in more than three years, and some students make their commute more fun by riding their snowmobiles to school.

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Published
January 15, 2020

Portland doctor’s gift funds scholarships for Casco Bay students who attend Dartmouth

The $880,000 scholarship created by Philip P. Thompson Jr., who died in June, will support the education of Casco Bay High School students who attend Dartmouth College or its affiliated medical school.
Published
January 13, 2020

Proposals to ease student debt leave grad school out of the equation

Graduate programs account for 40% of federal student loans issued each year.
Published
January 10, 2020

Portland superintendent recommends renaming school for civil rights leader

The school board will consider the request to rename Riverton Elementary School after Gerald E. Talbot on Jan. 21.
Published
January 10, 2020

Maine lawmakers push for new school safety center to reduce risk of shooting

It was a key recommendation of a consultant hired in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012, but the state has been slow to act.
Published
January 8, 2020

Families argue in appeal that Maine should pay tuition at religious schools

The families have contended that a 2017 Supreme Court case set a precedent prohibiting government from excluding religious schools from benefit programs.