The students pleaded with Bates College to transform its Campus Safety Department.
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Students want answers after St. Dom’s principal dismissed
Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools, said Tim Gallic was let go because of budget cuts that eliminated his position.
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Maine colleges go hybrid with mix of in-person and virtual graduation ceremonies this year
Graduations will look different for a second year in a row but campuses are finding ways to recognize students through smaller in-person events with COVID precautions.
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UMaine System proposing 2.5% tuition increase for 2021-22
The tuition proposal, approved by the board of trustees’ finance committee Wednesday, will go to the full board May 24.
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Committee recommends moving UMaine law school to temporary location in Old Port
Dean Leigh Saufley says the current law school building is ‘literally falling apart’ and the move is necessary as the university continues planning a new building on the USM campus.
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Video: Whitefield Elementary School wins Maine DOE cooking competition
Regional School Unit 12 students beat South Portland in the final competition of the Maine Department of Education’s 2021 Farm to School Cook-off.
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Relatively few teens have gotten vaccinated. A few Casco Bay High students explain why they did
Although COVID-19 appears less risky to young people, there are other issues to consider, such as trying to achieve herd immunity, some said.
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Supporters urge Portland councilors to support full school budget proposal
The school budget hearing comes after the council’s Finance Committee voted last week to require the Portland Board of Public Education to reduce its proposed $5.3 million increase by $1.5 million.
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Maine school leaders urge state to move quickly on COVID-19 guidelines for fall
As parents in some districts clamor for more in-person learning, the state’s superintendents are pressing state agencies to issue COVID-19 guidelines for the fall term as soon as possible.
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City Council committee seeks $1.48 million cut in Portland school budget
One member of the finance committee who voted in favor of the reduction apologized for her vote Friday as school board members expressed disappointment with the decision.