Schools and Education
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2019
Photos: Maine high school jazz bands tune up for a really big show
Maine bands will be among 275 bands and vocal ensembles from around the country performing Saturday in the Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2019
Competition leads Portland schools to give substitute teachers a raise
Low unemployment combined with more enticing pay in neighboring school districts creates a staffing shortage, prompting Portland to hike its rates for the first time in six years.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
RSU 4 substitutes get raise, superintendent does not
Subs for Sabattus, Litchfield and Wales public schools will now earn $85 a day, up from $70.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019
Portland looks to close Bayside school, distribute special education throughout district
The district's staff says the new ‘Breathe’ program would better serve students who need support and on-site help but don't need to be in a day program.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019
UMaine Farmington announces $3.2 million gift from 2 anonymous donors
The university says it will use the gift to create and expand programs that provide scholarships, add graduate school offerings and improve student life on campus.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019
UMaine Law School dean takes new job in Pennsylvania
Danielle Conway, who joined UMaine in 2015, has been named dean at Penn State's Dickinson Law school.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2019
House Democrats plan to put education secretary under microscope
Among the issues Democrats plan to scrutinize her over is her overhaul of campus sexual assault rules and rollback of regulations on for-profit colleges.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos criticizes helicopter parents
She says too many parents obsess on 'safety and security.'
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
Presque Isle reinstates potato harvest break for high school students
The largest district in Presque Isle had ended the break, intended to allow students to help with the harvest, but business leaders complained.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
Mills names former House Speaker Hannah Pingree to head new office of innovation
Pingree says Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future will look for solutions in early-childhood education, the opioid crisis, broadband expansion and other areas.
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