Schools and Education

Published
February 9, 2015

Bangor NAACP urges Skowhegan schools to drop Indian mascot, nickname

Tribal leaders say they're ready to meet with Skowhegan school officials to explain why they should change the school's mascot.
Published
February 8, 2015

Matt Clark: ‘I know the crippling loan debt people can end up in’

University of Southern Maine freshman Matt Clark said he thought long and hard about paying for college before deciding where he would go. For some students, it’s the other way around: Apply to schools where you want to go, then figure out how to pay for it no matter what the tuition costs. “When I […]
Published
February 8, 2015

Micaela Manganello: ‘I always knew it would be a huge financial burden’

Micaela Manganello knows she’s going into debt to get her nursing degree, and that’s a little scary. But the Connecticut native is resigned to the idea that it’s just what it takes these days. “I always knew it would be a huge financial burden,” said Manganello, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Southern Maine. […]
Published
February 8, 2015

Connor Scott: ‘I want the freedom that being debt-free affords you’

Connor Scott is trying to keep his student loan debt to a minimum. He’s been raised to be frugal, one of 10 children in his family and one of five siblings currently enrolled at various University of Maine System campuses. A junior with a double major in business administration and international security at the University […]
Published
February 8, 2015

Skyrocketing tuition: ‘Paying more … not getting more’

Expenses for maintaining infrastructure and administration can have an impact on the cost of higher education, but the biggest culprit remains the erosion in state funding.

Published
February 5, 2015

First of 3 candidates for USM presidency visits campus

Jose Sartarelli, chief global officer and dean of the business school at West Virginia University, says his top priorities would be boosting enrollment and fundraising.
Published
February 4, 2015

Portland residents consider plan to replace Hall Elementary School

The $20 million project, which has qualified for state funding, is at the beginning of a 21-step process.
Published
February 3, 2015

Maine’s second virtual school gets OK to open this fall

Maine Virtual Academy plans to contract with K12 Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, the nation's largest online education company, for academic services.
Published
February 2, 2015

Sole finalist for Gorham schools chief ‘above the rest’

For purely selfish reasons, Unity hopes Gorham rejects Heather Perry. The vote is expected Feb. 11.
Published
January 31, 2015

Colby College to issue bonds for $100 million strategic initiative

Favorable interest rates will allow the Waterville school to spend on programs and capital improvements without using its $750 million endowment.

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