Students affected by the closure of George E. Jack Elementary School will relocated to Bonny Eagle Middle School, according to SAD 6.
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Harvard graduate students authorize a strike; no date set
A union representing close to 5,000 teaching and research assistants says it is at an impasse with the school on issues including pay, benefits and protections from discrimination.
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University of Maine receives $1 million for new engineering center
The $1 million gift from aerospace company Pratt & Whitney will fund a machine tool suite in a new engineering center.
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District 3 candidates face off for Portland’s only contested school board seat
The race features Adam Burk, executive director of a social innovation lab, and Sam Rosenthal, a retired engineer.
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Cape High student won’t be suspended while court considers free speech case
Aela Mansmann’s 3-day suspension is on hold until the judge determines whether school officials violated her rights by punishing her for posting notes about an alleged rapist in the school.
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Residents criticize Kennebunk school district’s response to concerns about race-based bias
The husband of former teacher Rosa Slack was among those who spoke to the school board Wednesday night, urging members to consider ways to respond better to issues his wife first raised 3 years ago.
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Bates teacher, students make scientific breakthrough in treating diseases
A Bates College assistant professor and his students have created a new molecule that could change the way we treat some of humanity’s most dreaded diseases.
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Maine school districts get $1.25 million to improve school safety
Five districts are receiving money for upgrades that include cameras, community training and security systems.
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Lori Loughlin faces moment of truth in college admissions scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin’s daughters, who prosecutors allege got into the school after cheating, are no longer enrolled in USC.
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Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022
The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.