Special Education

President Donald Trump has targeted the state of Maine, by putting a freeze on funding for schools, citing DEI programs, transgender athletes and student protests. The uncertainties around the fate of the department and its mission are affecting all levels of the state's education system.

Maine Lawmakers Thursday questioned staff from the Department of Education about their initial framework for reopening schools in the fall — including how…

PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Legislature has voted to survey early childhood services following a proposal to eliminate Child Development Services. The…

The legislature's Education Committee Wednesday approved a tentative contract for an outside group to review the state's early childhood special education…

AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine task force is studying ways to tackle the rising cost of special education. The task force is set to meet Tuesday in Augusta to…

School enrollment is declining in nearly all of Maine’s school districts. But in one city — Lewiston — more students keep pouring in each year.In…

WASHINGTON - Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the Senate budget for education programs passed earlier this summer has a small increase in funding for special…