Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
In gender clash, Maine schools caught between parents, kids
The handling of gender identity at public schools has emerged as a new front in the culture war, pitting children's privacy against some parents who fear educators are cutting them out of key conversations.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Six candidates vie for spots on inaugural Richmond school board
The special election will be held on March 7.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes new rules limiting sugar in school meals
The goal is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines in the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million children and lunch to nearly 30 million children.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
College Board faces storm of criticism over AP African American studies
The College Board and several professors who worked on the Advanced Placement course said it was all strictly a matter of pedagogy, not politics, with one going so far as to say, 'This was pure cowardice.'
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Lawmaker proposes allowing armed teachers in Maine schools
A Republican lawmaker has sponsored a bill that would allow a school employee who completes certification to have a gun on school property.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
DeSantis aims to cut college diversity efforts; New College ousts president
The Florida governor, who has been waging a culture war across the state, says he wants to see diversity, equity and inclusion programs to 'wither on the vine.'
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Bill would extend eligibility for special education services
Some school districts, however, balk at cost and opponents question whether the public school system is the right place to best serve this population up to age 22.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
UMaine Orono dips into reserves amid declining enrollment
The UMaine System board allows the state's flagship university to pull $5.7 million from savings to help close a $17 million budget gap.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health
Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.
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