The state will have to add an estimated 158,000 trained people to its workforce by 2025 to maintain economic growth, Educate Maine tells participants at its annual symposium.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough teachers rally over stalled contract talks
They have been working without a contract since Aug. 31 and their union will soon enter fact-finding negotiations with the school board.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Obituaries
‘Smartest person I ever met’: Seismology pioneer Caryl Johnson of Portland loses fight with cancer at 73
Johnson’s early work formed the basis for modern earthquake detection systems and even inspired a passage in author Tom Clancy’s 1984 spy thriller ‘The Hunt for Red October.’
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Can We? Project is a hopeful experiment in revitalizing democracy
A partnership between Waynflete and the Maine Heritage Policy Center is teaching students how to learn from viewpoints other than their own.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Outdoor learning classroom comes to Maine
Founded by a Maine native, TimberNook now has 50 locations worldwide, including a new one in Gorham. Children make their own rules of play while exploring the outdoors.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: University needs more than a name change
The higher education system in Maine has been woefully underfunded.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Madison teacher recognized for commitment to financial literacy education
Raelene Allen was named one of the two Financial Educators of the Year by Maine Jump$tart Coalition for the 2019-2020 school year.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: New approach needed to handle school threats
Schools need the right resources to process threats, and to stop problems before they get too dire.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Harvest of the Month program gets local food into Maine schools
Marketing program is meant to drive sales of school lunches, give schools assistance purchasing food locally, boost sales for farmers.