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Schools and Education

Published
September 10, 2017

More programs give special attention to first-generation university students

USM and other schools recognize the newcomers need help navigating campus life and study demands, which are unlike anything the first-in-the-family students have known.
Published
September 8, 2017

Racist, homophobic graffiti found in building on Bowdoin campus

The graffiti, which included a swastika, was believed to have been left on a white board between midnight and 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Published
September 8, 2017

Eight students treated after being stung by insects on trail near South Portland school

Two of the students at Memorial Middle School are transported to Maine Medical Center after being stung by insects nesting in the ground.
Published
September 7, 2017

Bowdoin College buys home once marketed as place where ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ was written

The sale of 28 College St. ends a battle with a family who made disputed claims that author Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote parts of her famous novel in the house.
Published
September 6, 2017

Police have suspects in gun threat at Jay middle school

Regional School District 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey says authorities concluded the threat was a hoax.

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Published
September 6, 2017

Bowdoin receives $10 million donation for Coastal Studies Center

The gift, from a senior vice president at Apple, will go for new facilities at the center on Orr's Island.
Published
September 5, 2017

UMaine Augusta’s new drone course training aces for a growing industry

Drones are currently being used in real estate, precision agriculture, search and rescue, land management and construction.
Published
September 5, 2017

After 3 votes, Scarborough finally has a school budget

Fifty-three percent of voters approve a 2.9 percent spending increase in the 2017-18 school budget.
Published
September 5, 2017

Portland school board to vote on how to spend state surplus

Plans call for a $1 million reserve fund, plus items such as hiring two ed techs and aiding school-based health centers.
Published
September 5, 2017

Maine parents still in the dark about criminal checks on school employees

Delayed setup of a state online database means the public can't see background and credentials information for school district employees before October.