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Schools and Education

Published
April 3, 2025

New memo gives Maine schools 10 days to remove DEI programming or lose federal money

The letter from the US Department of Education was sent to every state's K-12 education leaders asking them to sign a letter confirming compliance with a federal interpretation of Title VI and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.
Published
April 2, 2025

USDA freezes funds to Maine education, citing Title IX violations

The agency will freeze an unknown amount of money for 'administrative and technological functions' in schools but will not pause federal food programs or direct assistance for Mainers.
Published
March 31, 2025

Trump administration issues ‘final warning’ to Maine over transgender policy

Republican lawmakers urged Gov. Janet Mills and Democrats to fast-track legislation to comply with President Donald Trump's demands.
Published
March 31, 2025

Trump administration says Maine’s transgender student policies conflict with parental access laws

The federal Department of Education says Maine school districts' violate FERPA by withholding from parents records about a student's transgender status, like the choice to use a different name or pronouns at school.
Published
March 31, 2025

Waterville elementary school evacuated after odor detected

The odor was found to have been caused by a furnace malfuction, fire chief said.

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Published
March 31, 2025

Fate of Sabattus Primary School in hands of voters

Residents in Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield will vote April 8 in a referendum on the closure of aging school.
Published
March 29, 2025

Some Maine schools shorted because of yearslong DOE mistake

The mistake in how money paid to independent schools for public school students is calculated was discovered earlier this year by Maine's education department and dates back to 2016.
Published
March 28, 2025

Students question West Gardiner school board candidates

West Gardiner resident Joe Boyd is running against incumbent Matthew Lillibridge.
Published
March 28, 2025

Saint Dominic Academy to close its high school at end of school year

Grades kindergarten through 8 will continue at the Lewiston campus starting next year.
Published
March 28, 2025

Trump administration targets Maine again, this time on transgender policy in schools

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.