From rural Piscataquis County to UMaine valedictorian
How one student’s background growing up in Parkman influenced her academic pathway.
Maine set up a tipline for ICE abuse. Here’s what it got
Most of the submissions were spam, jokes or support for ICE.
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.
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.
A Maine educator didn’t have a curriculum to teach a foundational skill for reading. So she created her own
The instructional coach revamped how young kids pull apart and put together letter sounds to form words. Her program is now being piloted in six Maine school districts.
Immigration agents wouldn’t tell her their names. What are the rules in Maine?
As a debate plays out nationally, The Monitor found local law enforcement identification practices are largely guided by custom and individual department policies, not legal requirements.
ICE observers say immigration agents tried to intimidate them. One man is pursuing legal action
The Maine attorney general’s office and the ACLU of Maine both launched ways for people to report misconduct by immigration officers this week, amid reports that agents have followed observers home, fired paintball-like projectiles at cars and labeled one a “domestic terrorist.”