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Schools and Education

Published
October 8, 2015

Group pushing for ballot measure to tax wealthy Mainers to fund education

With the state falling short of its 55 percent requirement, proponents of the plan call for a new tax on high-income households to benefit schools.
Published
October 6, 2015

Maine school officials say program is helping raise test scores, reduce discipline problems

The program is a collaborative approach targeting ninth-graders that has brought discipline problems down, officials say.
Published
October 6, 2015

Concerns about grinding prompt Gorham High to cancel school dances

The prevalence of the sexually suggestive dance style has prompted the school to organize alternative activities, which one student says is 'going to be lame.’
Published
October 5, 2015

Cape Elizabeth educator named 2016 Maine Teacher of the Year

Third-grade teacher Talya Edlund is the only one at Pond Cove Elementary School who is surprised to learn she is the state's top teacher.
Published
October 1, 2015

SMCC dedicates high-tech academic center on Brunswick campus

The building bears the name of L.L. Bean, which has supported the college and contributed to help pay for the $4.5 million building.

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Published
October 1, 2015

Good Will-Hinckley campus shines a light on sustainability, expansion

Now it has the plans – and the means – to grow its charter school student population.
Published
September 29, 2015

Schools in York and Minot win national Blue Ribbon honors

Coastal Ridge Elementary School and Minot Consolidated School are chosen by the U.S. Department of Education.
Published
September 29, 2015

Unity College research team discovers new species of microscopic animal

The finding of a previously undiscovered tardigrade – microscopic animals that can live in extreme conditions – brings worldwide attention to the Maine college.
Published
September 25, 2015

Portland parents want quicker fix to school bus worries

They welcome some small adjustments, but would like larger issues of timing and safety resolved before winter.
Published
September 23, 2015

Portland school bus system, or start times, will change next fall

District officials admit to problems with transporting elementary school students, but say that any changes this fall would be too disruptive.