Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition

Legislators weigh whether to mandate annual audits of many Maine private schools whose finances are mostly secret.

Alfond Scholarship Foundation launches awareness campaign

Ten years after every child born in Maine became included in the fund, many are not aware it can help their children.

Mills speaks on expansion of UMF childhood, early education center

Getting MSAD 17 back on its financial feet

School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects

The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.

Bill to allow ‘semi-open primaries’ in Maine takes step forward

If it's approved by the full Legislature, independent voters will be allowed to vote in a political party's primary during each election cycle without having to enroll in that party.

Central and western Maine schools lose state money as COVID-19 cuts enrollment

More parents home-schooled during the coronavirus pandemic this year. Fewer students meant fewer state dollars for local education.

Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic

More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.

Oak Grove School Foundation in Vassalboro looks to survive with innovative idea

To get around the issue of no bathrooms or water for events at the chapel, officials hope to build a caretaker's cottage to provide those necessities.

Maine schools receive additional $164 million in federal relief

The money builds on $165 million districts received for pandemic-related expenses in July, but must be used by the end of December, according to federal requirements.