Kents Hill students get tour of bell tower

Bearce Hall was built in 1860 and the bell tower was replaced by steeplewright Bob Hanscom in 2000.

UMA announces three presidential finalists

The University of Maine at Augusta has been without a permanent president since Allyson Handley left in 2014 to take a job in California after more than six years in Augusta.

Federal ‘college scorecard’ gives students, parents new tools

The recently launched website contains detailed information about schools, including graduates' earnings and loan debt.

Crossing the college finish line to close the skilled workers gap

Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High shows it’s Beating the Odds

The Bingham-based high school was ranked 175th out of 500 nationally by Newsweek for its efforts to send low-income students to college.

Fall enrollment in UMaine System down overall, but out-of-state numbers up

Higher-tuition students now make up 30 percent of the student body at the flagship campus.

New standardized test results for Maine public schools are in, but they reveal little

Scores were down last year, but because the Smarter Balanced test was only used once, comparisons with results from other years are largely meaningless.

Waterville High School teachers, staff interviewed in Reiter probe

AOS 92 Superintendent Eric Haley won't release details of the letter that officially put the high school principal on paid administrative leave Sept. 1.

China Middle School students pedal ahead in class

Two bike desks, installed in a math classroom last year, have been a hit with students who say getting some exercise in the classroom helps them focus.

‘Making is knowing’: How true knowledge happens when we’re engaged