Kristi Wright has argued the school district is moving too slowly in response to her request for public records before a June 8 election for school board members.
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Maine College of Art to hold in-person graduation May 16
The ceremony will take place at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
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Families rally in Scarborough for return to full in-person learning
The Mills administration is continuing its current approach to school reopenings and will re-examine requirements if the U.S. CDC makes further adjustments, a spokeswoman says.
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From poetry to the pitch, Thomas College’s Caleb Gorey has made the most of school
The Thomas College student recently released his third book, “The Dark Party,” and expects to graduate early.
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Bates College fires a top campus safety officer for violating use-of-force policies
Lead Campus Safety Officer Dennis Skinner, who was fired for an incident in which he tackled a student, said he didn’t try to restrain that student until he pushed him.
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Details of Biden speech emerge, including $200 billion plan for free preschool
The proposal is part of his American Families Plan, which he is to unveil Wednesday night in an address to Congress.
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COVID-19 cases in Maine schools rise to highest levels of the pandemic
School officials say the increase is a reflection of community spread, not transmission in schools, and several are continuing with plans to increase in-person learning.
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UMaine System trustees to consider renaming C.C. Little Hall
A committee will consider naming the lecture hall for Beryl Warner Williams, who held two degrees from UMaine and was affiliated with the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Red Cross.
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Brunswick forced into remote learning, with too many bus drivers in COVID-19 quarantine
The superintendent says he won’t have enough transportation department staff until Thursday at the earliest.
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Amid pandemic, more Maine universities move away from SAT and ACT
Dropping requirements for standardized tests by college applicants is a growing trend nationally that has been accelerated by the coronavirus.