Phyllis McDonough started her career at Hall-Dale Middle School in 1967 and said as long as she’s physically and mentally able, she’ll continue teaching for many more years.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
USM builds an all-faiths place to pray on Portland campus
The new room is a response to students’ calls for a more accommodating space to pray and better hours.
Bingham, Moscow residents to vote again on school budget
SAD 13 voters go to the polls for the fourth time Tuesday to vote on the same budget amount as last time but with changes in what money the would fund.
Despite attempts to save it, federal Perkins Loan Program expires
The expiration leaves thousands of students in Maine — and beyond — without the subsidized loans for future college years.
Descendants of woman misused by doctors speak at USM on medical ethics
Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells were taken without her consent and led to many medical advances. A grandson says, ‘There was an injustice done in 1951.’
RSU 9 gets preliminary OK to partner with Chinese school
Sixty Chinese students would take part in the program the first year and 120 the next, earning diplomas from Mt. Blue and their Chinese school.
DeVos puts school choice at the top of new set of education priorities
The goals guiding states, schools and universities competing for federal money are a way education secretaries can move policy in a direction they desire.
Public meetings highlight RSU 2 plan for new school in Monmouth
Superintendent Bill Zima said he wants to make sure every voter in RSU 2 knows the entire construction cost for the school will be funded by the state and at no cost to district residents.
Mold discovered at second Portland elementary school
The mold was discovered about three weeks ago at the Reiche school, and work has begun to remove it and fix a leaky pipe that caused it, according to School Superintendent Xavier Botana.
RSU 9 voters OK $33.63 million budget for referendum
In a fourth attempt to pass a budget that will satisfy voters in a referendum, 522 district residents approved $10.27 million for regular instruction and $5.25 million for special education.