Riley Board

Press Herald

Riley covers education for the Press Herald. Before moving to Portland, she spent two years in Kenai, Alaska, reporting on local government, schools and natural resources for the public radio station KDLL as part of the Report for America program. Riley originally hails from Sarasota, Florida, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the college’s student newspaper, The Campus. She has interned at the Burlington Free Press, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Magazine in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Riley is passionate about roller skating, cooking and her cat, Edgar.

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Published
March 15, 2025

As Maine Legislature considers new formula for school funding, superintendents weigh in

Researchers with the University of Maine System are working on a report about the formula for funding school districts, which many administrators say doesn’t reflect the current realities of providing an education to all students.
Published
March 13, 2025

Maine, other states file lawsuit after mass Education Department layoffs

More than a dozen states filed a federal lawsuit alleging cuts to the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce, including all of the staff at a regional office in Boston, will harm students from public K-12 schools to higher education.
Published
March 11, 2025

USDA halts millions in funding for University of Maine System

The move temporarily pauses the system’s agricultural research and programs weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding for Maine because it allows transgender athletes to compete in sports.
Published
March 7, 2025

38% of LGBTQ+ youth in Maine have considered suicide, national report says

A new report on the well-being of LGBTQ+ people ages 13 to 24 shows high rates of suicidal ideation, depression and anxiety, and a negative effect from politics.
Published
March 5, 2025

Increased stipends for child care workers saved by Maine lawmakers, at least for now

The Health and Human Services committee voted Wednesday to take Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed cuts to a child care supplement program out of the state’s 2-year budget.
Published
March 3, 2025

Maine child care workers to strike Tuesday over proposed cuts to state stipend

At least 200 child care workers were planning to leave work and head to Augusta to protest proposed cuts to a program they say has been critical to stabilizing the industry.
Published
March 3, 2025

Intellectually disabled students call on Legislature to create more inclusive college opportunities

A bill proposed by Rep. Kelly Murphy, D-Scarborough, would create 5 higher education programs for students with developmental disabilities.
Published
March 2, 2025

Child care providers fear proposed cuts to state stipend would set back hard-won stability

Directors of day care facilities in Maine have struggled for years with a combination of high demand and challenges with retaining teachers.
Published
February 28, 2025

Mattie Daughtry has spent a decade trying to get Maine high schoolers more sleep. She’s still at it.

The Brunswick Democrat has long championed pushing Maine’s high school start time to 8:30 a.m., saying that pediatric research shows teens need more sleep than early school start times allow.
Published
February 26, 2025

Maine educators ask Legislature to increase teachers’ minimum salary

A bill before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee would raise the minimum teacher salary in Maine from $40,000 to $50,000 over the next 5 years.

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