Kids and educators alike acknowledge the power of conversation – celebrating what makes students different as well as what we all have in common – to make schools feel safe and welcoming to all.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Cape Elizabeth students fault school system’s handling of sexual assault allegations
Administrators respond to claims that there is a rapist in the high school, a few months after students confronted the school board about the handling of sexual assault reports.
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Bill Clinton, Jeb Bush reflect on 30 years since historic education summit
Aside from setting goals for America’s education system, the former president and the former Florida governor say the 1989 Education Summit was a model for bipartisan work.
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Reorganization aims to boost UMaine law school’s enrollment and finances
The University of Maine System trustees approve the reorganization, and initial steps toward a name change for the University of Southern Maine.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UMF student accused of sexual misconduct sues UMaine System, claims gender bias
He says he was denied due process when he was suspended without a hearing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Here’s how some Maine colleges scored in the 2020 U.S. News rankings
Colby, Bates and Bowdoin are in the top 25 for liberal arts schools while the University of Maine ranks 100th among public universities.
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UMaine System to consider changes to Maine’s only law school
The University of Maine Board of Trustees will vote Sept. 16 on a proposal aimed at addressing financial challenges, growing enrollment and improving academic programming.
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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.
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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.
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Sanders talks ‘political revolution’ at Portland campaign stop
The Vermont senator takes jabs at President Trump and discusses his plans for providing health care for all, addressing climate change and implementing stricter gun laws.