Pride Facebook group encouraged by school board member to turn out at meeting Thursday to oppose those who call it racist.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Portland’s Bayside school displaced by water main break
Bayside Learning Community, which serves about 36 students, will temporarily relocate.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Lifestyle, Maine, Schools and Education
Good Will-Hinckley schedules two-day free Holiday Magic event
The organization is dropping its Festival of Trees after having held a successful Fall Gala, the organization’s primary fundraiser.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Ban on ‘helicopter moms’ at school lunchrooms roils Connecticut town
While some parents said it was time to stop a disruptive practice, others have protested that the change has deprived them of cherished time to check in on their children.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Massabesic Middle School student diagnosed with chicken pox
RSU 57 says the single case has been confirmed by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Education secretary warns of student debt crisis
Betsy DeVos blames the Obama administration and its 2010 takeover of federal student loans, which stopped private banks from giving out federally subsidized loans.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough sees chance to refocus with superintendent stepping down
Julie Kukenberger, who was involved in several months of controversy, says she will continue to lead the school district in advance of her departure next summer.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Midcoast teacher who won a $1 million education prize is sentenced for shoplifting
Nancie Atwell, who was honored in 2015 for her work at the school she founded in Edgecomb, said in court that a previously undiagnosed mental illness contributed to her compulsion to shoplift.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest
Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport’s remote school day plan works.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Lunder Foundation’s $3 million gift to MECA will increase financial aid
Most of the money will go toward relieving the burden of student debt, while some will be used on the college’s strategic plan.