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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine lawmakers question education chief over failing early childhood program
Legislators called the Child Development Services agency 'broken.' Education Commissioner Pender Makin said little to ease their concerns.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2023
Maine students are missing more school days than before the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism rates are more than 10 percentage points higher than the 2018-19 school year. Experts say resources to get students to class aren't back on track.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
State workers vote no confidence in director of child development services
The union representing agency workers called on the Maine Department of Education to replace Director Roberta Lucas, citing a 'toxic work environment' and her 'apparent support' for dissolving the agency.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
Refugees to be provided transitional housing at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield
About 35 refugees from Somalia, Syria and other countries are to be relocated from southern Maine to the Good Will-Hinckley campus.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
State’s new education podcast features 2 Portland teachers
The Maine Department of Education plans to highlight state educators and education in the monthly show.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Some criticize uneven distribution of pandemic debit cards for groceries
More than 20,000 Maine students were left out of the pandemic relief program that provided up to $120 per child to spend on food.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Performing arts programs at Waterville Senior High School receive national recognition
During a surprise ceremony Thursday, students and staff members learned WSHS has received the Performing Arts School of Excellence award given by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2023
As students head back to school, some districts struggle to find the staffing to serve them
The problem is particularly severe in Skowhegan-based Maine School Administrative District 54, which still needs more than 20 educational technicians as the 2023-24 school year launches.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Maine legislators consider bills to change state K-12 funding formula
The Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs heard testimony on 8 bills proposing changes to or examination of the state's K-12 funding formula.
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