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Schools and Education

Published
May 4, 2017

Bill calling for statewide teachers contract gets cool reception

Proponents say it would level the playing field between rich and poor districts, but critics say communities would lose local control.
Published
May 4, 2017

Frustrated over budget crisis, Winslow officials ask residents to call Augusta

The town blames the increased local tax rate on decline in revenue from the state over time.
Published
May 3, 2017

Astronaut from Maine leaves crowd of York County schoolkids seeing stars

Caribou native Jessica Meir tells students in Kennebunk about her experience with NASA as she awaits her first job in space.
Published
May 3, 2017

U.S. colleges try to reassure foreign students, as applications decline

University of New England officials say Trump's election has complicated plans to recruit Moroccan students, who worry whether they'd be welcome.
Published
May 3, 2017

Bill would set Maine teacher salaries at minimum of $40,000

The current minimum of $30,000 was set in 2005, and the state funding that helped districts meet the requirement was eliminated in 2012-13.

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Published
May 3, 2017

Officials break ground on $25.5 million Colby College residential-retail complex

The 100,000-square-foot building in downtown Waterville is expected to house 200 students and faculty and staff members when it opens in August 2018.
Published
May 3, 2017

At schools in Maine and beyond, ‘Hamilton’ becomes a class act

Nationally and locally, teachers are tapping into the innovative Broadway hit to enhance lesson plans in history and creativity.
Published
May 2, 2017

Brunswick superintendent calls story about school sexual assaults ‘disturbing’

In a letter to parents, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski says the AP article, which includes an interview with a former Brunswick Junior High student, 'seems to give credibility to unfounded allegations.'
Published
May 2, 2017

Hyde School plans to expand in Bath, grow enrollment

The move follows the $14.25 million sale of a Hyde-operated school in Connecticut.
Published
May 1, 2017

Chocolate milk, white bread could make school lunch comeback

A government spending bill aims to relax Obama-era nutrition standards for school lunches.