Maine Republicans pressured USM to punish ‘rogue’ professor

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Published
February 27, 2020

Maine Republicans pressured USM to punish ‘rogue’ professor

University officials defend their actions surrounding the 2018 controversy to offer class credit for protesting Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, while critics say the response went too far in pandering to Republican lawmakers.
Published
February 13, 2020

RSU 73 food service budget will increase $60,624 next year

Revenues have been overestimated for several years.
Published
February 7, 2020

Prosecutor drops OUI case against longtime Biddeford school bus driver

Richard Tanguay will return to work immediately, the superintendent said Friday, after breath and urine tests revealed no evidence of alcohol or drugs.
Published
February 3, 2020

Flu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard

A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.
Published
February 2, 2020

Each year, Maine’s K-12 schools waste about 7 million pounds of food

Student efforts at King Middle School in Portland, which include sorting cafeteria food into five categories and using ‘compost guardians,’ reflect the state's move toward reducing that number.
Published
February 1, 2020

Officials head into the woods to explain plans for China School Forest’s upcoming harvest

The harvest could generate up to $8,000 from wood products, which volunteers hope can be put toward continued maintenance of the China School Forest on Lakewood Avenue.
Published
January 31, 2020

State police, FBI investigating Collins-related threat to Maine high schools

Police would not immediately release names of the schools involved or details of the threat, which was also directed at U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
Published
January 30, 2020

RSU 73 directors look at higher budget for coming year

The $20.16 million spending plan is nearly $600,000 more than last year.
Published
January 25, 2020

Maine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in science and math

Education Commissioner Pender Makin cautions against using the assessment as an indicator of how schools are performing, saying it is only ‘one snapshot.’
Published
January 23, 2020

Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing

Staff at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 against joining the state teacher's union, reversing the results of a previous election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.