Colby College commencement to feature Sen. Susan Collins

Schools and Education

Published
May 24, 2018

Colby College commencement to feature Sen. Susan Collins

Roughly 480 students will graduate from Colby this Sunday.
Published
May 24, 2018

High school in Androscoggin County closed by threat will reopen Friday

Oak Hill High School in Wales was closed Thursday after a threat was found scrawled on bathroom wall.
Published
May 24, 2018

Wells High panel recommends ending use of Native American imagery

The results of Wednesday’s secret ballot vote, released Thursday, show 17 of 24 votes in favor of keeping the Warrior nickname and eliminating the logos.
Published
May 24, 2018

Data: See schools where kindergarten students are not being vaccinated

About 5 percent of Maine kindergarten students were not vaccinated before attending school in 2017-2018 because their parents opted out for philosophical, religious or medical reasons. Some individual schools had much higher opt-out rates, however. For the past several years, Maine has ranked near the bottom nationally for vaccination rates.
Published
May 22, 2018

Winslow councilor, school board member square off over tax impact document

School Board Chairman Joel Selwood calls document penned by Councilor Ken Fletcher ‘incomplete, unfair and misleading.”
Published
May 22, 2018

UMF names Eric C. Brown interim president

The University of Maine System board of trustees on Tuesday said Brown will serve a one-year appointment leading the University of Maine at Farmington.
Published
May 21, 2018

Winslow School Board votes to endorse $8.1 million renovation bond

Superintendent Eric Haley said the town would pay $16,000 more a year for the $8.1 million plan than the council’s proposed $7.83 million figure.
Published
May 21, 2018

Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay Westbrook student lunch debts

The amount erases over half of the $17,000 that families in the district owe, the superintendent says.
Published
May 21, 2018

Winthrop hires former Augusta superintendent to lead school district temporarily

Cornelia “Connie” Brown, a former head of the Augusta School Department, will serve on an interim basis and replace controversial outgoing Superintendent Gary Rosenthal.
Published
May 21, 2018

UMaine System trustees approve 2nd tuition hike in 2 years

The roughly $450 increase boosts in-state costs to about $18,000 a year for tuition, fees, room and board at the flagship campus in Orono.