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Schools & Education

Published
September 5, 2019

RSU 4 hires administrators

The 1,400-student school system had to replace four administrators for the new school year.
Published
September 5, 2019

Findings in fatal school bus crash lead Maine to consider fitness tests for drivers

A federal safety board has called for all states to require them, after finding that a lack of testing contributed to the deaths of a driver and a student in Iowa in 2017.
Published
September 4, 2019

Bill Clinton, Jeb Bush will speak at UNE in Biddeford

They will discuss education issues Sept. 27 as part of the George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture Series.
Published
September 3, 2019

Maine school districts add 280 pre-kindergarten slots as state weighs expansion

About three-quarters of Maine's districts now offer pre-K, and the state is considering how best to grow early-learning opportunities.
Published
August 31, 2019

Gov. Janet Mills at UMF Orientation Day: Educators are important

Gov. Janet Mills and Education Commissioner Pender Makin joined University of Maine at Farmington's new president, Edward Serna, in welcoming freshmen during Orientation Day.

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Published
August 29, 2019

Students move into University of Maine Augusta’s first dormitory

Hallowell’s Stevens Hall will house 36 students, with a second dormitory planned for the 2020-2021 school year.
Published
August 28, 2019

Lewiston-Auburn schools open for new year

Hundreds of students are greeted by administrators and staff on the first day of classes.
Published
August 28, 2019

Concerns in Portland school community prompt probation office to move sex offender counseling

A petition calling for the new probation office near Presumpscot Elementary School to move is on hold as corrections officials say they are trying to address concerns.
Published
August 27, 2019

UMaine gets $6 million federal grant for forest economy research

The school will use the money from the National Science Foundation to lead a research project involving UNH and the University of Vermont that will develop better data on New England's forests.
Published
August 27, 2019

Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%

The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.