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PublishedMay 1, 2024
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.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
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.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2023
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.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
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.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Mills speaks on expansion of UMF childhood, early education center
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Getting MSAD 17 back on its financial feet
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
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.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
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.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
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.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2020
Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
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