Belgrade board opposes proposed RSU 18 school budget

The increase is likely to face a tough road in Rome as well though Oakland's town manager appreciated what he called almost flat funding from the previous year.

National History Day winners celebrated in Augusta

More than 300 students and teachers from 36 middle and high schools took part in the state-level competition, and some of them are now eligible to compete in the national contest.

How technology affects end of life issues

UMA aviation program expanding to Brunswick Landing

The University of Maine at Augusta will offer classes and housing at the former Naval air station to students in its four-year aviation program starting this fall.

Why does Augusta get a bum rap on crime? It’s a city thing.

Readfield and Wayne math teachers learn from each other

Teachers and administrators say a new practice of visiting classrooms is improving instruction and creating a culture of teachers learning from each other.

Education nonprofit awards college scholarships to area pupils

Maine College Circle issued 65 scholarships, asserting that trying to motivate students to seek college should start much earlier than their high school years.

Student loan recipients go on repayment strike, face default

The 'Corinthian 100' refuse to repay loans they took to attend for-profit colleges operated by now-defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc., saying the Department of Education should have done a better job regulating the schools.

Business leaders applaud selection of Cutler for UMaine System post

But faculty members at the University of Southern Maine remain skeptical about his overseeing a graduate business and law center.

Augusta school board OKs $27.9 million budget

A reduction of $177,000 in anticipated insurance costs allowed the board to restore some staff positions and other expenses that it had cut from the budget previously.