As Maine towns balk at rising education costs, some call for sheltering the property tax

Lewiston was among many towns struggling to approve school budgets that often rely heavily on the local property tax.

Sawin Millett, Rick Bennett deliver hope to Agnes Gray community

The West Paris elementary school will be eligible to receive up to $480,000 for repairs at the end of June, with the help of Oxford Hills legislators.

UMF receives grant funding for GEAR UP

Maine's congressional delegation announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that $4 million would be allocated annually to the GEAR UP program, which has helped prepare Maine students for postsecondary education since 1998.

Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition

Legislators weigh whether to mandate annual audits of many Maine private schools whose finances are mostly secret.

Alfond Scholarship Foundation launches awareness campaign

Ten years after every child born in Maine became included in the fund, many are not aware it can help their children.

Mills speaks on expansion of UMF childhood, early education center

Getting MSAD 17 back on its financial feet

School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects

The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.

Bill to allow ‘semi-open primaries’ in Maine takes step forward

If it's approved by the full Legislature, independent voters will be allowed to vote in a political party's primary during each election cycle without having to enroll in that party.

Central and western Maine schools lose state money as COVID-19 cuts enrollment

More parents home-schooled during the coronavirus pandemic this year. Fewer students meant fewer state dollars for local education.