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Schools and Education

Published
September 17, 2015

UMaine System trustees to discuss cost-saving consolidations, academic offerings at weekend meeting

The system is seeking a single accreditation for its seven campuses, and must erase a deficit expected to reach $69 million by 2019.
Published
September 16, 2015

UMA announces three presidential finalists

The University of Maine at Augusta has been without a permanent president since Allyson Handley left in 2014 to take a job in California after more than six years in Augusta.
Published
September 15, 2015

Federal ‘college scorecard’ gives students, parents new tools

The recently launched website contains detailed information about schools, including graduates' earnings and loan debt.
Published
September 14, 2015

Partnership would let Biddeford students earn college credit at UNE

Biddeford High School already has similar partnerships with Thomas College, Southern Maine Community College and St. Joseph's College of Maine.
Published
September 13, 2015

Bingham school puts focus on college

Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School's efforts to help students overcome their fears win notice in Newsweek rankings.

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Published
September 13, 2015

Colleges rethink amount, type of math needed to graduate

More than any other subject, math trips up students who might otherwise thrive in college, especially those who don't plan to go into technical careers that require proficiency with numbers.
Published
September 13, 2015

Fall enrollment in UMaine System down overall, but out-of-state numbers up

Higher-tuition students now make up 30 percent of the student body at the flagship campus.
Published
September 13, 2015

Some Maine schools making start times a little later

The trend, which is accelerating, reflects a growing body of research documenting the health and academic benefits for teens if the first bell doesn't ring until 8:30 a.m. or so.
Published
September 11, 2015

Tougher standardized test gives one-time look at Maine students’ performance

The Maine Department of Education releases the results of the Smarter Balanced standardized test, but says comparisons to other years can't be drawn because the test won't be used again.
Published
September 11, 2015

New standardized test results for Maine public schools are in, but they reveal little

Scores were down last year, but because the Smarter Balanced test was only used once, comparisons with results from other years are largely meaningless.