The program, believed to be the first of its kind in Maine, is part of a trend of employers considering big perks to attract and retain employees in a challenging housing market.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain schools seek waiver for days missed in October due to mass shooting
Two towns and one school in Regional School Unit 73 are in Androscoggin County, which was under a shelter-in-place recommendation Oct. 26 and 27.
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Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
School staffing shortages are leading to larger class sizes across the U.S.
The shortages had other effects on school life, including disruptions in student transportation, fewer extracurricular activities and a reduction in student services, according to data from a federal survey.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school board sends book selection policy to committee
Two librarians and three educators oppose banning all books with sexually explicit material.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
The school was fined $16,500 and the girl was barred from playing boys sports for 11 months.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
A leading Bates College dean is leaving to take a job at Harvard University
Joshua McIntosh will become executive dean at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
Posted inNew England, Schools & Education
Harvard president to remain on job after anger over testimony on antisemitism
Harvard President Claudine Gay received support from the university’s top governing board on Tuesday following days of backlash and calls for her removal after recent testimony at a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Firearm found in Noble High School student’s backpack
The discovery was made after the student was stopped on suspicion of violating the school’s tobacco and vaping policy.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop School District one of several to report issues with new electric school buses
Two of Winthrop’s brand-new Lion Electric Company school buses have not hit the road yet because of malfunctioning windshields, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. Yarmouth and Vinalhaven have experienced similar problems.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine’s poorest students still face burdens, despite state’s free community college program
More low-income students have enrolled in the Maine Community College System since free tuition was introduced, but many were already getting free tuition under federal grant programs and still struggle to pay for food and housing.