The settlement follows a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said Maine schools cannot exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education.
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Leader of new UMA presidential search pledges more transparency, but faculty remain hesitant
The search committee, lead by Roger Katz, will hold public listening sessions Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 in Bangor and Augusta, respectively, to gather feedback about what faculty, staff and community members would like to see in a president.
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Supreme Court to review legality of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
The issue comes before a court skeptical of the administration’s authority to impose pandemic-related relief without express approval from Congress.
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‘Limited number’ of University of Maine at Augusta grades were changed following website glitch
Officials at the state university system are continuing to investigate the error that allowed nearly 250 students to have administrative access to the university’s grading system. No other campuses were impacted.
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New teacher training program offers relief from education costs, school staffing shortages
Participants work full time as education technicians, long-term substitutes or emergency/conditionally certified teachers within the program, while taking classes toward their degree.
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UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus
The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England’s health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state’s only medical school.
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University of Maine System website glitch left grade data vulnerable
The Thursday data breach gave students at the Augusta campus the ability to change grades.
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Former Bangor school superintendent Betsy Webb dies at 61
The district’s top administrator for 13 years, Webb reportedly passed away on Thanksgiving while in hospice care.
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The science on remote schooling is now clear. Here’s who it hurt most.
Students who learned from home fared worse than those in classrooms, and older students are recovering much more slowly than younger children.
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Portland superintendent apologizes for payroll problems, says long-term fix expected by next fall
Xavier Botana said in an email to staff that the transition to outside payroll processing might not be completed until next fall.