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Schools and Education

Published
May 21, 2016

University of New England grants degrees to 1,747 students

The largest graduating class in the school's history attends commencement ceremonies at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
Published
May 20, 2016

Portland high schools expanding Chinese language classes

The school district already offers Mandarin classes. The new arrangement will bring an instructor from China who will teach two classes at Deering High and two at Casco Bay High.
Published
May 19, 2016

N.H. prep school graduate on bail pending appeal

Owen Labrie's bail was revoked in March after he admitted violating his curfew.
Published
May 19, 2016

Some defend Skowhegan after-school Bible club whose transparency is questioned

A foundation that promotes the separation of church and state hosts an information session at which both sides air their perspectives.
Published
May 18, 2016

Third-graders reach out and touch nature in Belgrade

The Maine Lakes Society's floating classroom offers students from Mt. Vernon Elementary School the opportunity for plenty of hands-on learning.

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Published
May 18, 2016

For Greely students, trout life-cycle lesson ends at a brook: Photos

The sixth-graders learn about trout by raising them and then releasing them.
Published
May 17, 2016

8th-grade girls outperform boys using technology to problem-solve

The findings are important in encouraging more young women to have confidence that they have these skills.
Published
May 17, 2016

Federal data show racial and economic segregation increasing in nation’s schools

The promise of Brown v. Board of Education unravels as the proportion of high-poverty, majority-black and Hispanic facilities has soared since 2001, says the Government Accountability Office.
Published
May 17, 2016

Brunswick school to host final Civil War re-enactment

Elementary school students have participated in the tradition for the past 20 years.
Published
May 16, 2016

Embattled SAD 6 superintendent resigns

Frank Sherburne steps down amid pressure from parents who called for his ouster after he broke the district's nepotism policy by hiring his son, who lacked state approval to work with students and was later charged with the sexual assault of a student in another district.