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Schools and Education

Published
January 20, 2017

Report flunks Obama on school program

The School Improvement Grants program spent billions but still failed to achieve meaningful results, a new report says.
Published
January 19, 2017

Manchester school begins testing air quality, but only certain rooms

Some parents want the whole building checked for mold and are unhappy with the district's response.
Published
January 19, 2017

Committee endorses $61 million bond to renovate 4 Portland schools

The proposal still needs approval by the Portland school board and City Council before it can be sent to city voters.
Published
January 19, 2017

Legislative committee supports spending that avoids UMaine System tuition increase

Extra state funding for public colleges in the supplemental budget proposal would keep tuition from rising in the current academic year.
Published
January 19, 2017

Portland grapples with $61 million elementary school bond

Supporters say it's a small price to pay for new schools, but critics worry about more pressing needs and closing the door to state funding

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Published
January 18, 2017

Manchester officials agree to conduct more tests for mold in school

Mold was found in the basement and some classrooms at Manchester Elementary School late last year, and parents say the district was too slow to inform them of the problem.
Published
January 18, 2017

Kennebunk school district gets $160,000 from EPA for new buses

Regional School Unit 21 will replace older diesel buses with new ones that run more than 90 percent cleaner.
Published
January 18, 2017

China Primary School closes down kitchen, cafeteria to ward against mold

The school has been testing for mold and is replacing parts of the rooms to make sure they don't get contaminated after a hot water leak.
Published
January 17, 2017

Manchester parents worried about mold in elementary school to push for more answers

An assessment at Manchester Elementary School in November showed elevated levels of mold, and parents are upset about how the school addressed the problem.
Published
January 17, 2017

LePage nominates new members to UMaine System board

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Marchese and Prudential agent Kelly Martin, who chaired the University of Maine at Fort Kent Board of Visitors, are nominated to be trustees.