But charter school officials deny seeking funds from the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center.

What can be worse than not making it to the restroom on time? Serving seven days in jail for it, that’s what. “It strikes me as kind of crazy that the government would spend these kinds of resources to prosecute him when he legitimately had an embarrassing, humiliating accident,” Katherine Essington, a federal appeals attorney […]

Legislation that would have mirrored federal rules on military recruiters’ access to schools seems destined to be a factor in the state’s 2014 elections.

As the state joins others in a transition to ‘Common Core,’ experts warn it will almost surely mean lower test scores.

Rick Bennett pledges to pursue party unity and a more prosperous Maine after his election Saturday.