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Schools and Education

Published
May 2, 2018

Maine students can expect to pay almost 3% more to attend state universities next year

The increase included in the proposed budget would boost in-state students' costs to about $18,000 a year for tuition, fees and room and board.
Published
May 1, 2018

Lyseth will be first of 4 Portland schools to be renovated

The school department staff recommended it be upgraded first partly because it is the most straightforward project.
Published
April 29, 2018

Schools fret as teens take to vaping, even in classrooms

A new wave of smaller vapes has swept through schools in recent months, replacing bulkier e-cigarettes.
Published
April 29, 2018

Cape council rules on conflict of interest question regarding education spending

It lets a councilor weigh in on the next school budget even though his wife is a School Board member.
Published
April 28, 2018

Arizona schools to remain closed as teachers demand more education funding

The statewide teachers' walkout over pay and education funding heads into a second week.

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Published
April 28, 2018

Feature obituary: Sandra Featherman, visionary former UNE president, dies at 84

Featherman was chief architect of the 1996 merger of UNE and Westbrook College in Portland.
Published
April 27, 2018

School bus backs up onto car in New Sharon

The bus driver did not see the car behind her as she backed up to pick up students who were arriving late.
Published
April 26, 2018

Finance committee members say Portland school budget is still too high

Two members urge the school board to provide more detailed information on programs and staffing.
Published
April 26, 2018

Thousands of teachers in Arizona, Colorado walkout in protest

The protests Thursday are part of the grass-roots #RedforEd movement that spread from West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Published
April 25, 2018

After hours of debate, Scarborough councilors schedule school board recall vote

The decision on the divisive issue followed a hearing attended by more than 120 people.