Schools and Education
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PublishedMay 2, 2025
Maine settles lawsuit against USDA over $3 million in school funds
The Department of Agriculture agreed it will not interfere with Maine school funding based on alleged Title IX violations without following the proper procedure, according to a settlement announced Friday.
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PublishedMay 2, 2025
13 Auburn students taken to Waterville hospitals after feeling ill on bus
The bus carrying Edward Little High School track team members was traveling south on Interstate 95 in Benton late Thursday when they complained of headaches and nausea.
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PublishedMay 1, 2025
Dr. Nirav Shah, former Maine CDC director, to be commencement speaker at UMF graduation
Jonathan Moody, University of Maine at Farmington alumnus and Maine’s 2024 State Superintendent of the Year, will receive an honorary doctorate degree, the school announced.
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PublishedApril 29, 2025
St. Dom’s families air frustrations as group proposes buying Auburn school for $4.9 million
Members of the Saint Dominic Academy community continue to question the Portland Diocese’s intentions in negotiations to keep the high school open.
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PublishedApril 28, 2025
Cape Elizabeth residents file ethics complaint over school district’s ads on bond referendum
The complaint says the district and superintendent should have registered as a ballot committee because they spent more than $5,000 on advertising in support of November's $95 million school bond vote.
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PublishedApril 27, 2025
As Trump attacks DEI, Lewiston students find value in high school’s culture clubs
Lewiston High School’s Black Student Union and Muslim Student Association are places students say they can feel accepted and recognized, and enlighten other students.
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PublishedApril 24, 2025
Roux Institute student had their visa terminated, ACLU confirms
This is the first publicly known instance of an international student in Maine losing their visa, although the ACLU filed a lawsuit last week to restore the status of international students in New England who have been targeted.
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PublishedApril 24, 2025
Maine will not sign Trump administration letter to remove DEI programs from schools
The state's education leaders said signing the letter would 'bind the Maine DOE to language of executive orders or other federal guidance without the force of law.'
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PublishedApril 24, 2025
School leaders want more options to restrain students with violent behavior
District leaders are concerned about increasing behavioral issues in schools just a few years after the state raised the threshold to physically restrain or seclude students.
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PublishedApril 23, 2025
As Trump targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next
The state's higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
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