The annual gathering will begin Thursday in Rockport.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Legislative committee votes to phase in new graduation standards
Legislators say proficiency requirements in a 2012 law are too stringent for many students – and schools.
Arianna Huffington to speak at Colby College commencement
The co-founder and editor-in-chief of the liberal news site Huffington Post will also be given an honorary degree at Colby’s commencement.
Tutoring program builds community at Carrabec schools
A new partnership between SAD 74’s AmeriCorps program and the Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties is bringing high school, middle school and elementary students together to learn to read.
Bangor High School senior wins $150,000 in national science talent competition
Paige Brown, 17, is working on developing a cost-effective filter to remove phosphate from stormwater systems.
Central Maine high schools set stage for Maine Drama Festival competition
Actors and technical crews from Waterville, Winslow, Lawrence and Maine Central Institute say they are working in theater arts to learn skills, enjoy camaraderie.
SAD 74 residents spurn tax formula adjustment
The proposed shift in local additional funds would have meant that residents in Anson and Solon would pay slightly more and residents in Embden and New Portland slightly less.
Farmington art gallery puts area youth in the artistic spotlight
Upcountry Artists’ Youth Art Exhibition in downtown Farmington features a two-month-long display made up of 60 pieces of artwork made by Regional School Unit 9 students in grades K-8.
UMaine System keeps tuition in deep freeze
In a deal with Gov. LePage, trustees agree to a sixth year of the same in-state figure, a rarity at a time of rising college costs nationwide.
Palestinian teacher awarded $1 million Global Teaching Prize
The inaugural prize last year went to Nancie Atwell, an English teacher from Maine.