The lawsuit, one of a growing number of challenges, represents the second major hurdle the administration has faced in federal courts over the proposal.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Chewonki Elementary and Middle School to close in June
The board voted to close the school after it was unable to find a model to sustain it financially, according to a Chewonki spokesperson.
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Richmond votes to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2
The decision comes two years after the town began the withdrawal process and is not expected to have major financial impacts on the remaining towns in Regional School Unit 2.
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Too young to vote, Lisbon teen helps work the polls instead
After attending Dirigo Girls’ State this summer, Helena Kay preregistered to vote at 16 and applied to be a poll worker.
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Lisbon teen dies Monday evening
The Lisbon school district has activated its crisis response team and will have extra counselors at Lisbon High School the rest of the week.
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And for its next course, Colby College puts focus on food
The college’s Center for the Arts and Humanities chose ‘Food for Thought’ as its theme this academic year, so students will explore food-related issues from multiple perspectives in 16 classes.
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Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones
As growing numbers of schools move to limit student access to cellphones, many are navigating pushback from parents.
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Confused about student loan forgiveness? Here’s what we know.
Borrowers are growing confused as President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans is stalled by the courts.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
App outage at fault when alert system failed to notify Readfield area parents of cancellations, superintendent says
Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette says he realized the system was not working, so he alerted parents through email within an hour after a threatening text message prompted cancellation of a Halloween event Sunday night and classes Monday.
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Classes to resume today at Maranacook Community Middle and High Schools after threat suspect identified
Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.