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Schools and Education

Published
April 2, 2019

Parents could face tax charges, big fines in college admissions scam

Experts say some wealthy parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme could face additional criminal charges or hefty fines for writing off the bribes on their taxes.
Published
April 1, 2019

Bill to ban Native American mascots in Maine schools backed by divided committee

The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee votes 7-5 to recommend passing the legislation, which will now go before the House of Representatives.
Published
March 30, 2019

Students learn about filmmaking at Waterville conference

The second Maine Student Film & Video Conference is held at Mid-Maine Technical Center.
Published
March 30, 2019

Portland hires new assistant superintendent of schools

Aaron Townsend is taking over from Jeanne Crocker, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
Published
March 29, 2019

Teacher of Frenchboro’s one-room school resigns

Mount Desert Island Regional School System officials are determined to keep the school on Long Island open.

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Published
March 29, 2019

Incidents of racism on the rise this year in Maine schools

Reports of hate speech and racist incidents involving students in 2 districts come as an official in the Attorney General's Office says he has seen more such reports this year than at any time in his 12 years on the job.
Published
March 29, 2019

Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions cheating scam

The 15 defendants include CEOs, investment executives, real estate developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
Published
March 28, 2019

Mike Michaud, others nominated for higher-education boards

Gov. Janet Mills chooses former U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and others to serve as trustees for the University of Maine and Maine Community College systems.
Published
March 28, 2019

Gorham debates cost and impacts of proposed high school expansion

Residents attending a forum on Tuesday questioned the $96.8 million price tag and the impact on a town park and local traffic.
Published
March 28, 2019

Loss of Special Olympics funding would hurt Maine’s Unified sports programs

Special Olympics Maine receives about 8% of its funding from federal grants it uses to support Unified sports programs in 107 schools across the state.