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Schools and Education

Published
April 25, 2018

Waterville schools superintendent makes case for social workers, psychiatric staff

More students are facing problems such as homelessness and abuse, Eric Haley tells city officials and residents.
Published
April 24, 2018

Maine students to be required to get meningitis vaccine

The protection against the bacterial form of the disease had previously been a recommendation, but public health officials want more protection for students entering seventh and 12 grades.
Published
April 24, 2018

Lawmakers didn’t fund Maine schools before adjournment last week

The lobbying group that represents superintendents warns that failure to release the more than $1 billion in funding could be 'disruptive.'
Published
April 22, 2018

Scarborough schools shaken by an administrative cage fight

Smoldering tensions between a first-time superintendent and a high school principal have mushroomed into districtwide disruptions pulling students, teachers and the school board into the fray.
Published
April 20, 2018

Students protest gun violence across U.S.

The protests come on the 19th anniversary of the school shooting in Columbine, Colorado.

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Published
April 20, 2018

Arizona teachers will walk off job to protest salaries, funding

They want the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey to improve on the governor's offer of 20 percent raises by 2020.
Published
April 19, 2018

Alumnus gives Colby College $2.5 million to aid Maine students

The former class president says he wants other deserving students to get the same help he got more than 50 years ago.
Published
April 19, 2018

Bowdoin is Maine’s latest carbon-neutral campus, joining Colby, College of the Atlantic

Bowdoin announces that its net carbon footprint is now zero because of a combination of reduced energy use and investments in renewable energy production.
Published
April 19, 2018

Colby graduate donates $2.5 million for financial aid to Maine students

Steve Ford, who grew up in Maine and received financial aid, has committed to helping Maine students go to Colby.
Published
April 19, 2018

Former U.S. senator blasts Rep. Poliquin: ‘This character from Maine’ is trying to gut fresh fruit, veggies in school

Tom Harkin of Iowa says Bruce Poliquin is so determined to push frozen blueberries from his district that it imperils the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program that serves 4 million schoolchildren.