LEWISTON — Following a similar decision in Auburn, the Lewiston School Department will give tablet computers instead of laptops to seventh- and eighth-graders. The School Committee voted 8-1 Monday night to give Apple iPads to middle school students. Donald D’Auteuil, the City Council representative on the board, cast the lone vote against iPads, preferring laptops. […]

AUGUSTA — A three-year-old dropout prevention program was given an award by Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen during a Blaine House ceremony Tuesday morning. Bowen honored Lewiston High School Principal Gus LeBlanc for the so-called Lewiston Academy, as well as educators from Bonny Eagle High School, Windham High School and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences […]

LEWISTON — Compared to most years, more Lewiston families are being told no when they ask if their child can attend a school outside their neighborhood district. School Superintendent Bill Webster expects that by September as many students will attend schools out of their neighborhood as last year, but this year parents may not get […]

LEWISTON — A new summer school camp will be offered to all incoming Lewiston Middle School seventh-graders. The Great Maine Adventure! will teach about the state with hands-on classroom lessons and field trips to a lighthouse, beaches and mountains. The goal is to prevent students from losing what they’ve learned this school year and give […]