Ben Bragdon: Don’t tell me you can’t do anything about school shootings

We have the power to make school shootings, and gun violence overall, less likely.

Legislative committee endorses bill to study later school start times, longer lunch breaks

Committee members voted against proposals to mandate several such changes in school schedules.

Maine schools to receive additional state funding after calculation error discovered

Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state's largest, will receive $3.6 million more in state funding than initially expected.

Waterville assistant superintendent promoted to lead city schools

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted 7-0 to appoint Peter Hallen as the new superintendent.

Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff

Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a 'perfect storm of financial pressures' that will challenge schools for the next two years.

Livermore school director concerned about state commissioner’s comments on learning

Reporting Aside: Before wrecking ball arrives, Skowhegan school welcomes spring with popular tradition

North Elementary School will be razed to make way for a new building, but on one day this week the community held fast to its bubbles, Amy Calder writes.

Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System

A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state's public universities from getting any worse.

Republicans hope 20-year-old spending cap helps cut Mills’ budget

If left unamended, a safety valve tied to Maine's commitment to fund 55% of public education could chop almost half of Gov. Janet Mills' $900 million proposal.

What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act?

The law is intended to provide homeless students the same educational opportunities as housed students by removing any barriers to learning.