education
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
‘Smartest person I ever met’: Seismology pioneer Caryl Johnson of Portland loses fight with cancer at 73
Johnson's early work formed the basis for modern earthquake detection systems and even inspired a passage in author Tom Clancy's 1984 spy thriller ‘The Hunt for Red October.’
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PublishedNovember 30, 2019
Maine Voices: Internet privacy law is a good first step, but much more needs to be done
Protecting Mainers online calls for regulating websites, social media platforms and data brokers, not just internet service providers.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2019
Commentary: The Can We? Project is a hopeful experiment in revitalizing democracy
A partnership between Waynflete and the Maine Heritage Policy Center is teaching students how to learn from viewpoints other than their own.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Massachusetts Gov. Baker signs bill with $1.5 billion in new school spending
Supporters of the measure say it will help ensure schools have the resources needed to provide high quality education for students across Massachusetts, regardless of zip code or income level.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2019
Commentary: Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
Ensuring that 60 percent of Mainers obtain a post-high school credential of value can't be accomplished without involving everyone here.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Outdoor learning classroom comes to Maine
Founded by a Maine native, TimberNook now has 50 locations worldwide, including a new one in Gorham. Children make their own rules of play while exploring the outdoors.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2019
Maine Voices: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other's supporters.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
New childcare center at Brunswick Landing to offer students ‘Bright Beginnings’
The center is Brunswick’s newest childcare center, which opened Nov. 4 at Brunswick Landing in the building formerly occupied by Wild Oats and New Beet Market. They are still enrolling children ages six weeks to five years old.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Our View: New approach needed to handle school threats
Schools need the right resources to process threats, and to stop problems before they get too dire.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
South Portland approves spending $71.6 million on new middle school, traffic upgrades
The city will borrow $69.3 million to build a new, energy-efficient middle school, with all but $10 million to be covered by the state.
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