Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019
Grant to help Boston-based group develop computer class at Waterville High School
With an $881,000 grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation, the course is being introduced for ninth-grade students in the fall.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019
Colby museum adds 3 Rembrandt etchings to growing collection
The donation brings the college's total number of prints by the Dutch master to 12.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Committee backs hybrid plan to expand pre-K in Portland schools
The school board's curriculum committee recommends 'Pathway 2," which would add five pre-K classrooms in district buildings and four more at community partner sites.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2019
Pulver funds will support 40 Colby students’ research each year
A recent $5 million donation from David and Carol Pulver will bring experts to Mayflower Hill and finance biomedical research done by Colby College students. The first recipients of the award, selected based on high school achievement, will be members of the Class of 2024, according to the college's communications office.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2019
Maine bill to limit ‘obscene material’ in classrooms draws passionate testimony
Rep. Amy Arata of New Gloucester wants to require teachers to obtain consent from parents before using classroom material with 'obscene content,' but opponents say decisions are best left to local school boards.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Colby College receives $5 million donation for biomedical research
The Pulver Science Scholars Program will support Colby students' work with members of the Colby science faculty and at local laboratories.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Ten-year-old student charged after RSU 9 bomb threat
Authorities confirmed a 911 call about a bomb on a school bus Thursday afternoon was a hoax.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2019
Students help interview 3 finalists for job of Lewiston schools superintendent
Bill Webster is retiring.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2019
Proposed changes to Title IX sex assault reporting rules inspire a flood of input
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rewrote the rules, arguing they make the process fairer for alleged sex assault victims as well as those who are accused.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2019
UNE and UMaine Law School partnering on maritime law program
Students who qualify could earn an undergraduate degree in marine affairs and a law degree in six years instead of the standard seven.
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