https://preprod.pressherald.com/news/schools/page/330

Schools and Education

Published
September 19, 2016

‘Time to invest’: UMaine System seeks 12% increase in state funding

System officials say that trustees likely will have to raise tuition and fees if state funding falls short of the request.
Published
September 18, 2016

Without language teachers, high schools are resorting to computer programs

Madison Area Memorial High uses Rosetta Stone to take the place of a French and Spanish teacher.
Published
September 17, 2016

South Portland cancels most high school dances because of substance use

Only homecoming and the senior prom will be held this school year, according to a letter from the administration.
Published
September 15, 2016

National Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced

Maine finalists will be named in the spring.
Published
September 13, 2016

Westbrook will hold referendum Nov. 8 on school expansion plan

The $27 million project would renovate and add 12 new classrooms to Saccarappa Elementary School, and add 12 new classrooms at Westbrook Middle School.

advertisement

Published
September 13, 2016

Bowdoin continues to rank among elite U.S. colleges

The Brunswick campus ranks sixth among liberal arts colleges in listings released by U.S. News & World Report.
Published
September 12, 2016

South Portland school welcomes back winning teacher

Laura Stevens traveled to Washington, D.C., late last week to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Published
September 12, 2016

Fewer students overall at UMaine System, but more from outside

Enrollment is down compared to last fall, but the university system is better off financially because of an increase in students from out of state.
Published
September 12, 2016

Maine’s private colleges show increase in enrollment after expanding courses

For example, UNE's enrollment soared from 4,000 to 12,000 in the last decade.
Published
September 11, 2016

Unity College’s new leader sees a sustainable world without end

For Melik Peter Khoury, the mission is the merging of liberal arts with an environmental mindset.