Maine families say Supreme Court ruling boosts their case in religious school funding suit

The decision in a Montana case could affect a federal appeals court case in Boston involving 3 Maine families who are seeking school district tuition payments toward the cost of educating their children in religious schools.

University of Maine at Farmington announces return-to-campus plan for fall semester

UMaine System students will return to campuses for fall semester

University officials say its testing strategy is key to allowing students, faculty and staff to return to campuses for in-person learning.

Cost of reopening schools during pandemic could exceed $300 million

Maine's education commissioner tells lawmakers that schools face a heavy lift in procuring personal protective equipment, expanding bus fleets and filling vacant positions.

UMaine System forms partnerships for virus testing at all campuses

Teaming up with The Jackson Laboratory and ConvenientMD is a key part of the system's plan to reopen in the fall for on-campus instruction, details of which will be announced Wednesday.

Bates College eyes big changes on campus for returning students

To combat COVID-19, the Lewiston college calls for testing, masks, social distancing and more to keep its community safe.

UMaine System trustees conditionally approve $559.5 million budget, tuition increase

Tuition will increase on average 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and 3.1 percent for out-of-state undergraduates.

RSU 73 board looks to hire bus mechanic to save money

Directors extend Superintendent Scott Albert's contract three years and raise his salary.

Appeals court reviews ruling that put Cape Elizabeth student’s suspension on hold

The district suspended Aela Mansmann for 3 days last year after she posted notes in a school bathroom about a rapist in the high school, an act she and her mother argue constitutes protected speech.

UMaine System budget, with tuition increase, advances to full board

The proposed $559.5 million system budget includes an average tuition increase of 2.5% for in-state undergraduates.