Schools and Education
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Mold cleanup in SMCC’s largest dorm to displace 320 students as semester starts
Testing identifies several types of mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall, some of it low levels of 'black mold.' Some students say the school was slow to inform them of the problem.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Thomas College program helping give first-generation students an EDGE
A program that brings first generation freshmen to campus before the semester starts has been highlighted in a report addressing Maine's workforce challenges.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Westbrook lawmaker accused of misconduct with students resigns his House seat
Democrat Dillon Bates has been accused of having inappropriate relationships with female students while teaching at Maine Girls' Academy, an allegation he and his lawyer have repeatedly denied.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
New University of Maine president puts her science and math background to work
Joan Ferrini-Mundy is tasked with developing new ways of meeting the state's growing workforce needs.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2018
Mold shuts down dormitory at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland
About 60 students living there were relocated Sunday so officials could conducts tests and seek housing alternatives should a quick fix elude them.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2018
Schools grapple with obligations to migrant children in shelters
U.S. school systems prepare for the first day of school on their public campuses and in new classrooms set up at nearby federal youth migrant shelters.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2018
Eastern Maine Community College warns of possible data breach
The school in Bangor is notifying 42,000 current and former students and staff that some computers were recently infected with malware and may have been hacked.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2018
EpiPen shortage raises alarm for parents as kids head back to school
The scarce availability of the emergency medicines, caused by manufacturing issues and local supply disruptions, has been an issue for months.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Commentary: Imagine a world where a lottery is your ticket to a prestigious university
Schools would decide minimum criteria such as GPA, and then a drawing would allow for long-overdue objectivity.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2018
KeyBank donating $25,000 to community college system in honor of former president
Sterling Kozlowski was on the board of the foundation supporting Maine's community college system, and a staunch supporter of its mission.
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