Maine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in science and math

Schools and Education

Published
January 25, 2020

Maine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in science and math

Education Commissioner Pender Makin cautions against using the assessment as an indicator of how schools are performing, saying it is only ‘one snapshot.’
Published
January 24, 2020

Northeastern University to make ‘major announcement’ in Portland

The Boston-based university will not provide details about the plan it will announce Monday but says it will have a significant impact in the city.
Published
January 23, 2020

LGBTQ+ group questions Skowhegan school board about gender-neutral bathrooms

Margaret O'Connell presents statistics on the LGBTQ+ population that exists within the district and requests that the school work to create a private, gender-neutral bathroom option for students.
Published
January 23, 2020

Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing

Staff at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 against joining the state teacher's union, reversing the results of a previous election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.
Published
January 22, 2020

Skowhegan bathroom-gender issue had roots in concern over online bullying, threats

A support group for LGBTQ+ students and community members says the push for changes to the school's bathrooms began last spring, when students brought up the concerns in response to a series of Instagram posts that included derogatory language and threats.
Published
January 22, 2020

Supreme Court seems favorable to public funding for religious education

The justices are sharply divided along ideological lines in arguments over a provision in Montana's constitution that bars state aid to religious schools.
Published
January 21, 2020

Electric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey

Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
Published
January 18, 2020

Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools

They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
Published
January 17, 2020

Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year, signaling decline in area’s Catholic population

St. John Catholic School, which once had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, with enrollment at 34 children.
Published
January 17, 2020

Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville

"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.