The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can move forward with plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and lay off nearly 1,400 federal employees.
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Former students allege abuse and neglect at Hyde School in Bath
A federal lawsuit recounts their experience at the boarding school, accusing Hyde officials of imposing emotional and physical mistreatment that had lasting negative effects. The school denies the claims, calling them ‘patently false.’
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Turner-area school community split as board reviews transgender policies
Maine School Administrative District 52, which includes Turner, Leeds and Greene, may align its policies with President Trump’s executive order recognizing only ‘biological gender.’
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New director of Colby institute raises conversation about AI
David Watts will start at Colby College in August as the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s newest director at one of the nation’s first AI institutes at a liberal arts college.
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Chellie Pingree, Jared Golden join House Democrats’ call for release of withheld education funds
The Trump administration says it’s reviewing $7 billion in federal school funding, including $26 million for Maine, which 150 House Democrats decried as illegal in a Thursday letter to the Department of Education.
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How Trump’s big bill will reshape the affordability of Maine higher education
The newly signed law adds caps on federal graduate student loans, expands Pell grants to cover workforce training and changes the college endowment tax, potentially giving millions in relief to small Maine colleges.
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Maine’s most expensive state-funded school is being built in Windham. Here’s what’s behind it.
Maine communities are grappling with the hefty cost of replacing or maintaining aging schools, but only a slim fraction get state assistance.
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Jay-area district’s vote to align with Trump order could roll back protections for transgender students
State repercussions are unclear at this time, but if approved through the board’s policy process, it opens the district up to potential litigation.
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U.S. Department of Education freezing some federal funds for Maine, other states
The funding was expected to be disbursed Tuesday, the start of the fiscal year for school districts in Maine, but it may be delayed until the end of September.
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Maine joins suit against Trump administration over cuts to school-based mental health funding
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined the 16-state coalition suing the federal Department of Education for what he described as cruel and illegal cuts to funds for in-school mental health services.