Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Aroostook school district changes course, won’t use finger scanning software to track attendance
Parents and guardians of students who attend Caribou High School were notified that RSU 39 has decided against using biometric technology provided by a Pennsylvania company to track attendance.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Portland schools are still struggling with payroll problems
District leaders say the challenges were expected when it started outsourcing payroll in January and the issues are being fixed in a timely manner.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance
The Maine Chapter of the Maine ACLU criticizes the Aroostook County school district's decision on Tuesday, saying using biometrics to track students raises serious privacy concerns.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city
Tuesday's grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2024
Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2024
Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
As schools across the country respond to a youth mental health crisis accelerated by the pandemic, many are confronting the thorny legal, ethical, and practical challenges of getting parents on board with treatment.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
Maranacook’s Community Café bridges generations as students show community members what they are learning
The Maranacook Community Café bridges the generation gap between middle and high school students who demonstrate what they are learning to older community members over coffee and pastries.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
Maine museums to create ‘visual dictionary’ of Wabanaki basketry
The Penobscot Nation Museum and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Colby College receives $50 million gift to be used for financial aid
The gift from the Lunder Foundation will support the college's ongoing efforts to enroll and graduate talented students from all backgrounds, according to college officials.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Portland residents urge school board to increase resources for the district
But just maintaining Portland Public Schools' current programming would require an 11% tax increase, Superintendent Ryan Scallon says.
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