Lewiston School Committee tables talks on student theater Maine Inside Out operation in Lewiston school

RSU 16 board discusses future of Minot school and sixth-grade classes

Rumford-based school district receives grant to make meals from scratch

RSU10 is one of 10 districts in the state to receive a federal grant.

School districts grapple with vaping in high schools

Some are considering installing vape detectors in restrooms, but there is no easy solution for what some educators consider a public health crisis.

Heat-related school closures prompt Winthrop family to donate 14 air conditioners

The donation provides each classroom at Winthrop Grade School with an air conditioner.

Police investigate bomb threat at Lewiston High School

Students were evacuated for about a half hour, and law enforcement was contacted.

UMaine System hopes to invest $1.2 billion in 400 projects over the next 5 years

Saying an investment in the schools' infrastructure is overdue, leaders of the system and the individual universities laid out capital plans for the next 5 years at a board of trustees meeting Monday.

UNE students hunt for ways to develop shark deterrent for fishermen

They are studying how low-level electrical impulses might be used to repel sharks from stealing the catch of commercial and recreational fishermen.

Bates College ranked among least economically diverse elite universities in U.S.

A New York Times analysis of 286 elite colleges and universities found that the Lewiston school has one of the lowest percentages of the low-income students who qualify for Pell Grants. Bowdoin and Colby colleges also have below-average economic diversity, according to the research.

Auburn school superintendent retiring

Brown did not list a reason for her departure, although she praised her colleagues for their work over the past three years.