Two 12-year-olds, a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old were charged with burglary and aggravated criminal mischief.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 ratifies contract for district’s teachers
The district’s board of directors takes steps to make Oxford Hills teacher salaries more competitive.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
State weighing impact of Supreme Court ruling on school tuition program
Interpreting the decision on Maine’s tuition program is complicated by a state law that bars schools that receive tuition from discriminating against students and staff based on gender or sexual orientation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
Maine Maritime’s flagship returns from first international journey following 2-year hiatus
The Maine Maritime Academy’s primary training ship returned to Portland after embarking on its first trip outside the U.S. in 2 years.
Posted inNew England, News, Schools & Education
Dartmouth to eliminate loans for undergraduate students
Dartmouth is joining Ivy League peers Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University in adopting no-loan policies.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Maine’s educators are exhausted
Teachers, administrators and a social worker from across the state told us about the unprecedented challenges they faced during the school year that mercifully ended last week.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
After their lauded graduation performance, longtime friends go their separate ways
Few performances have captured the soul of the moment as well as Addison Avery and Caelan McGuigan’s rendition of “For Good” at Edward Little High School’s graduation.
Posted inNews, River Valley, Schools & Education
RSU 56 committee recommends keeping challenged book on Dirigio High School’s library shelves
The book “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” by Maia Kobabe was requested by three community members in May to remove it from the high school library shelves.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
School officials told harassment of minority students at Lawrence High School a recurring problem
A parent of a student at the school and a teacher there told MSAD 49 directors Thursday that there’s a hostile environment at the school where students regularly use racial slurs and LGBTQ+ teens are bullied and harassed.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine legislative panel grills UMaine chancellor over ‘egregious’ presidential search
UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the board of trustees Chairperson Trish Riley spoke virtually to the Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.