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Schools and Education

Published
August 3, 2023

Harvard professor accused of faking data on dishonesty sues university

The prominent professor at Harvard Business School also sued authors of a blog accusing her of research misconduct.
Published
August 3, 2023

Monmouth Academy groundskeeper charged with sex crimes involving teenage student

Randall J. LaRochelle, 39, was arrested for incidents that allegedly took place at his Belgrade home.
Published
August 2, 2023

UMaine System ready to recognize union for graduate student workers

An agreement in the works means the union and University of Maine System administrators can forgo government intervention.
Published
August 1, 2023

Portland school board meetings resume after a month-long break

The Portland school board has high hopes for the upcoming school year.
Published
July 30, 2023

University of Maine chancellor wins back confidence of trustees, but not all the faculty

Some faculty are still not satisfied with Chancellor Dannel Malloy and say his contract renewal process lacked transparency and opportunities for participation.

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Published
July 30, 2023

Change is on the horizon as UMaine system struggles financially

The seven-university system is contending with declines in enrollment, state funding that hasn’t kept pace with inflation, and lingering doubts about its chancellor’s leadership.
Published
July 28, 2023

Schools lost track of homeless kids during pandemic. Many face steep path to recovery

Homeless kids often fell through the cracks during the tumult of the COVID pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable housing.
Published
July 27, 2023

Auburn summer program aims to help new Mainers build relationship with the outdoors

Students have practiced outdoor survival skills, like navigation and building fires, in the summer program.
Published
July 27, 2023

After second budget rejection, Gorham lays off 9 school employees

If a school district doesn't have an approved budget by July 1, Maine law requires the district to keep using the one its budget committee mostly recently approved, even if voters haven't signed off on it.
Published
July 26, 2023

Once too high, Gorham schools budget now too low as leaders struggle to find a number that works

The $2 million in cuts were too costly for a majority of voters Tuesday, who chose to send the school committee back to find a new budget plan nearly one month into the fiscal year.