The union that includes students across the state’s university system is demonstrating over what they call a too-long negotiation process as they seek higher wages and better health care.
Riley Board
Staff Writer
Riley covers education for the Press Herald. Before moving to Portland, she spent two years in Kenai, Alaska, reporting on local government, schools and natural resources for the public radio station KDLL as part of the Report for America program. Riley originally hails from Sarasota, Florida, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the college’s student newspaper, The Campus. She has interned at the Burlington Free Press, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Magazine in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Riley is passionate about roller skating, cooking and her cat, Edgar.
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Trump administration cancels USM college program for veterans
Veterans Upward Bound helps Maine vets go to college, but the U.S. Department of Education is cutting its funding, saying the program ‘conflicts’ with its priorities.
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Bates College eliminates application fee, part of national shift
The Lewiston school joins others in Maine, and nationwide, in hopes of making access to higher education more affordable.
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Conservatives out educators, including some in Maine, accused of cheering Charlie Kirk’s death
While no Maine educators appear to have been fired over the issue, some districts have investigated or placed teachers on leave.
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ICE arrest of parent near Portland school prompts concern from officials, families
Mayor Mark Dion and school leaders said officers’ refusal to identify themselves has caused fear among the community, while federal officials blamed the city for failing to cooperate.
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Portland students adjust to school without cellphones
Many were resistant to the policy when the district considered it last spring but said this week that the rollout has gone better than expected.
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Staff of Maine’s community college system criticize new software program as ‘deeply flawed’
System leadership acknowledged the rollout has been difficult but are confident it will succeed, while staff worry about morale, reputational damage and failed rollouts of the product elsewhere.
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Car drives into and through Brunswick tennis club
Police reported only minor injuries after a Jeep Cherokee crashed through an exterior wall and drove about 200 feet through an open racket center.
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Nurses prepared to strike at 2 Aroostook County hospitals
Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital are working without a contract and say concerns about staffing, recruitment, pay and safety have not been addressed in negotiations.
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Jetport receives $11 million in FAA infrastructure grants
The funding will cover five new passenger jet bridges and snow removal equipment, and is part of a grant package approved by the Portland City Council in January.