The college’s Dare Northward campaign has raised more than $780 million and will now continue to the end of 2027.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
At least 4 states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Albert S. Hall School in Waterville nearing end of $1.59 million renovation project
The elementary school, which is nearly 102 years old, has all new entryways and windows, as well as a boiler system and an outdoor camera system for security.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System hopes to invest $1.2 billion in 400 projects over the next 5 years
Saying an investment in the schools’ infrastructure is overdue, leaders of the system and the individual universities laid out capital plans for the next 5 years at a board of trustees meeting Monday.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Back to school, back to making education more of a priority
We’re doing a good amount for Maine schools. To solve the most pernicious problems, however, we have to do more.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Chronic absenteeism rates at Maine schools remain high, state data shows
Students who miss two days or more of school during the first month have a higher risk of being chronically absent during the school year.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
New chapter unfolds at Colby College as the arts take flight with $95 million facility
The Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts is poised to open soon as the latest investment over several years to transform the college and city into a cultural destination.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
As students head back to school, some districts struggle to find the staffing to serve them
The problem is particularly severe in Skowhegan-based Maine School Administrative District 54, which still needs more than 20 educational technicians as the 2023-24 school year launches.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
School year in Maine begins with familiar staffing shortages
Special-education teachers are in especially short supply.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland schools embracing multilingual education
A third of the district’s roughly 6,500 students are multilingual, many with limited English. Preparing educators to confront that shift could benefit everyone.