CEO group advances early education effort

In making its case that better early childhood education is a strategy for economic development, a group of Maine CEOs knew they needed to do one thing: show Maine the money.

Partnerships between business and post-secondary education pay off

Work force development has been a hot topic in recent months here in Maine, with a lot of discussion focused on creating a bridge between secondary and post-secondary education and jobs within the...

Mainer Kinney, former General Mills exec, dies at 96

E. Robert Kinney, former head of General Mills and Maine native, died last week in Arizona at the age of 96.The

Senate unanimously OKs work force bill

A bill to aid work force training, which includes about $5 million in state investments over two years, cleared the Maine Senate in a unanimous voice vote Wednesday.

Report: Turnaround high school a work-force model

As Maine lawmakers and business leaders hone their focus on work-force development strategies, a report by a national nonprofit singles out one Maine school as an early success story.

LePage eyes long-term goals, says 2014 run likely

Gov. Paul LePage set out a number of long-range priorities for the state and confirmed he's likely to run for re-election in 2014 in a speech and discussion before a Portland audience...

The week in review

The good: Lewiston-based Argo Marketing Group expects to nearly triple its...

USM study debunks college, career readiness myths

A study conducted by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute at the University of Southern Maine debunks several commonly held beliefs about Maine students' readiness for college...