education
Westbrook voters reject $51.7 million school budget
The budget proposal was up 9.6% and would have required a tax rate increase of $1.45.
Bath-area high school graduates cherish connections made after pandemic lockdown
Morse High School Class of 2024 made the most of its short time making connections with fellow classmates after the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their first years.
Mt. Ararat High School has a valedictorian trio
Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham graduates 185 seniors with commencement at noon Sunday, June 9.
Mt. Ararat High School honor roll
9th Grade High Honors Maeve Acker, William Agius, Daniel Beal, Jae Beede, Randy Bell, Zoe Bolton, Matthew Brown, Nolan Buck, Mia Cardella, Katie Catlin, Samuel Chi, Morgandy Crawford, Miles Dailey, Cassidy Decker, Ellie Douglas, Marshall Flynn, Ethan Fournier, Logan Gasper, Rohan Gonsior, Calliope Greenleaf, Brianna Harris, Brady Hiltz, Mason Hunt, Joshua Kelley-Cohen, Evan Kowalsky, Lauren […]
Colby College plans to build residence hall on Waterville campus to house 217 students
The Waterville Planning Board got a look at preliminary plans for The Residence Hall on Mayflower Hill Drive on Tuesday, and Colby College officials are scheduled to return to the board May 14 for final approval.
Colby College program to aid middle-income families with cap on tuition, room and board
The program is possible because of a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor, the Waterville college said.
‘The common good’: Maine VFW honors Harpswell teacher for fostering civic engagement
Xavier Kane and Emmett Stuart, two students in Abby Svenson’s fifth grade class at Harpswell Community School, worked together to fold an American flag on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in February. Xavier held two corners high off the ground while Emmett concentrated on carefully turning and folding the fabric to form a compact triangle. […]
Educators seek to curb ‘troubling’ effects of student social media use
Chris Hoffman is adamant that the most urgent challenge facing educators today is how to curb the negative effects of social media and smartphone use on children and adolescents. “I don’t overstate this when I say I believe this is the issue of our time,” said Hoffman, principal of Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham, […]
High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
The suit stems from the state’s decision last year to not count an Advance Placement course on Afridan American Studies toward state credit.
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