1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1230+ words) Most parents would probably agree that getting children off their cellphones during the school day is a good thing. Fewer distractions, less social media, more face-to-face interaction and more attention in the classroom are difficult goals to argue against. But…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (353+ words) As the UMaine Black Bears get ready to kick off their fall football season, they’ve got a leg up on the competition. When it comes to mascots, that is. The Maine college football team shares with Cornell University the black…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (310+ words) The New Hampshire Attorney General issued a cease-and-desist order against the Amherst, New Hampshire, school district and superintendent after teachers sent political mailers home with students. [RELATED: Group of Six Minors Including a 10-Year-Old Implicated in Beating of Man on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) | The Pastor’s Office ft. Steve Robinson Maine ranks 41st in the nation in education, 43rd in reading — and it’s the least religious state in America. Coincidence? In this episode, Steve Robinson of The Maine Wire joins the Pastor’s Office to connect the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (550+ words) Children in Maine were found to have some of the worst education outcomes in the nation according to the latest edition of the Kids Count Data Book. Health outcomes were middling, while economic and family and community metrics were some…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (708+ words) The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a Christian school in Bangor in a lawsuit against the State of Maine for allegedly violating their freedom of religion. The plaintiffs in this case, Crosspoint Church and Bangor Christian Schools,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (788+ words) The Augusta School Board censured conservative member James Orr in a 6-1 vote on Wednesday, accusing him of violating the board’s code of ethics in his opposition to an April student walkout protest against proposed budget cuts. After the student walkout…...

2+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (416+ words) The decision by the top official of Maine’s community colleges to step down as a new governor takes office is a rare window into who is really running that educational system. In announcing last week he was quitting, David Daigler…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1330+ words) SACO, MAINE – A long-simmering contract dispute between the Saco School Department and Thornton Academy erupted into public Wednesday as school officials, trustees, parents, and community members packed a tense Saco School Board meeting over the future of the city’s historic…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (515+ words) On Tuesday, voters in Portland overwhelmingly approved the district’s proposed $179 million school budget, which will be accompanied by a 5.68 percent property tax hike. Nearly half of registered voters in the city cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election. Held during an off-cycle…...