Bowdoin College’s president will depart the post at the end of the next academic year.
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Good Will-Hinckley president and executive director to leave this summer
Rob Moody will leave the organization after serving in various positions for nearly 25 years to become the principal at China Primary School.
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Georgia students make video to prove their high school needs repairs
Kids at Druid Hills High School use iPhones to document the classrooms, hallways and bathrooms that are crumbling around them.
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Homeschooling surge continues despite schools reopening
Families that may have turned to homeschooling as an alternative to remote learning plans have stuck with it.
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Portland Adult Education to have new leadership starting this summer
Abbie Yamamoto, the current director of the Maine Association for New Americans, will take over as executive director of Portland Adult Education starting this summer.
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With aid to spend, schools look for students who need help
Early data from some of the U.S.’s biggest school districts confirm what many had feared: Groups of students that already faced learning gaps before the pandemic, including Black and Hispanic students and those from low-income families, appear to be behind in even greater numbers now.
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Samantha Smith’s peace-seeking letter to Soviet Union endures as lesson for children to ask questions about world events
As the 40th anniversary of the Manchester girl’s famous letter approaches this November, her message for world peace is more relevant than ever.
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Principals say teacher burnout prompts staffing shortages in Waterville
Waterville Senior High School Principal Brian Laramee tells the city’s Board of Education that on any given day, 10 to 16 staff members can be out of the building.
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Search for USM president is down to 4 finalists, but process rankles some
University of Southern Maine faculty and other community members expressed frustration with the search process, saying it has not been as transparent as it should be.
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Maranacook Community High School in ‘outbreak status’ following series of COVID-19 cases, staff shortages
At Wednesday night’s Regional School Unit 38 board meeting, Superintendent Jay Charette did not recommend a different course of action regarding the COVID-19 cases and said he expects them to ‘pass with April vacation.’