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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Maine schools to receive total of $42 million in additional state funding after miscalculation discovered
Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state's largest, will receive $3.6 million more than it initially expected.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a 'perfect storm of financial pressures' that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Livermore school director concerned about state commissioner’s comments on learning
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System
A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state's public universities from getting any worse.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Republicans hope 20-year-old spending cap helps cut Mills’ budget
If left unamended, a safety valve tied to Maine's commitment to fund 55% of public education could chop almost half of Gov. Janet Mills' $900 million proposal.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act?
The law is intended to provide homeless students the same educational opportunities as housed students by removing any barriers to learning.
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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 23, 2023
Oxford Hills teacher investigating disappearance of whale sharks in Baja
Jennifer Sherbinski was selected to participate in a teacher fellowship focused on marine biology on the Baja peninsula.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Maine public school enrollment makes small rebound
The increase for a second year in a row followed years of steady decline and a significant drop at the beginning of the pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
An Auburn forum tackles a big question: ‘What if we go on this way?’
Three community leaders oversee a community discussion on the future of education, incarceration and housing.
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