UMF would get $8.5M for student center, early child care program if state bond passes

Schools and Education

Published
November 2, 2018

UMF would get $8.5M for student center, early child care program if state bond passes

The bond money is part of a $49 million total package the University of Maine System is asking voters to approve Tuesday.
Published
November 2, 2018

Scarborough school officials issue whooping cough warning

Following a pertussis outbreak at Scarborough High School, parents are urged to keep kids home if they have a cough and to update family vaccinations.
Published
November 1, 2018

District investigating Mt. Ararat students’ reports of illness after party

The students told a school nurse that they were feeling ‘off’ after eating baked goods at the party Wednesday.
Published
November 1, 2018

Amazon pushes coding for next generation

The company launches a program that aims to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code.
Published
November 1, 2018

Maine community colleges see Question 5 as $15 million investment

Kennebec Valley Community College would receive nearly $2.2 million if the referendum is approved by voters Nov. 6.
Published
November 1, 2018

USM launches institute to enhance economic ties among Arctic countries

The Maine North Atlantic Institute will act as a hub for the various groups with economic and cultural interests in Scandinavia.
Published
October 31, 2018

Portland, 6 other communities to vote on whether to join regional school service centers

Districts get extra state funds if they’re allowed to consolidate transportation, special needs and other services at the centers.
Published
October 31, 2018

KVCC celebrates new lineworker technology facility with help from Central Maine Power

The utility’s parent company helped fund the $1.39 million renovation project with a $250,000 grant.
Published
October 30, 2018

Arts education in Maine gets boost from $2.5 million federal grant

Side x Side will expand the program it started in Portland elementary schools to include schools in Lewiston.
Published
October 30, 2018

Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine

The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.