A bill that failed this year would change the name to Patriots’ – while teaching proper punctuation.
Susan McMillan
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Maine art scholars’ trip to Cuba an education on embargo
The group from Augusta saw the U.S. embargo’s effects in Cuba, and experienced them back at the U.S. border.
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Nursing student is ‘an angel’ for helping
Leonard Crocker gets to meet the woman who helped him in a crisis.
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Maine study suggests arsenic in drinking water could lower intelligence
Researchers who tested 272 schoolchildren find for the first time that even low levels of exposure may affect IQ, but the results need further confirmation.
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Maine students field testing educational assessment exams
Students at more than 180 Maine schools are among the 3 million young people in 22 states to vet the tests.
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Gun in West Gardiner school leads to lockdown
An armed off-duty state police trooper confused school officials who did not immediately know she was law enforcement.
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RSU 2 angles for fun and alternative funds
An ice fishing derby is the first of several aiming to raise $100,000 for the school budget.
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Fundraising movie will feature soldier who lost arms, legs
Travis Mills, who plans to move to Manchester, hopes to attend a Jan. 16 screening in Augusta.
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Students take turn programming
Middle school students in Readfield take part in the national Hour of Code event with their iPads.
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Cursive getting squeezed out of Maine curricula
While it has some practical applications and academic benefits, typing ability and computer skills have more.