Kristian Moravec

34 posts

Kristian Moravec is an education and workforce development reporter for The Maine Monitor.

She has long been passionate in understanding the nuances and various perspectives of any topic. This value has placed her around the globe in various cultural exchange programs and has driven reporting on hard-hitting topics like the recent toxic firefighting foam spill in Brunswick.

Though Kristian originally hails from outside Chicago, she has spent the past decade living around the East Coast and abroad. She moved to Midcoast Maine in 2024 to cover local news in the region.

Contact Kristian via email with questions, concerns or story ideas: krisMEMONtian themainemonitor org

Contact Kristian on Signal: krstnimg.13

Language(s) Spoken: English; proficient in Russian

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Why UMaine got another ‘F’ for how it teaches reading instruction

Maine’s flagship university did not provide records about its reading instruction curriculum after the National Council on Teacher Quality asked for them in a public records request.

ByKristian Moravec

June 16, 2026

A screeshot from Peck's video shows an agent speaking to him through a car window.

Lawsuit: 2 federal agents violated South Portland man’s constitutional rights

Robert Peck filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against two unnamed federal agents for violating his civil rights.

ByKristian Moravec

June 4, 2026

Maine public universities on verge of closing $1.39M deal for first systemwide AI tool

A two-year contract is likely to start July 1.

ByKristian Moravec

May 18, 2026

Ruth Griffith poses for a portrait photo.

From rural Piscataquis County to UMaine valedictorian

How one student’s background growing up in Parkman influenced her academic pathway.

ByKristian Moravec

May 5, 2026

Maine set up a tipline for ICE abuse. Here’s what it got

Most of the submissions were spam, jokes or support for ICE.

ByKristian Moravec

April 9, 2026

Trump eliminated, then returned some money for mental health workers in Maine schools. Educators don’t know what’s next

Some Maine schools didn’t hire mental health professionals while federal money was frozen. With future funds uncertain, they’re still not sure they should.

ByKristian Moravec

March 25, 2026

exterior of the university of maine building.

UMaine poised to end Spanish degree, suspend medical lab degree

The cuts follow the elimination and suspension of 10 other programs over the past fiscal year across the University of Maine System.

ByKristian Moravec

March 13, 2026