Schools and Education
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2018
George Will: How merit-based college admissions became so unfair
Ninety-two years after the SAT was first offered in 1926, it seems to have made little difference.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Devos had link to winner of student loan collection contract
The deal to collect overdue student loans could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars for the company, which Betsy DeVos invested in before becoming education secretary.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Handcuffed teacher says school board head should resign
The Louisiana teacher was arrested after questioning her superintendent's pay raise at a school board meeting.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Wisconsin school apologizes for slavery lesson that went awry
A school assignment asked fourth graders to list three good reasons for slavery and three bad ones.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2018
State university system drafting policy to limit faculty’s political, legislative activities
Trustees intend to clarify institutional guidelines, but faculty members worry about restrictions on their ability to speak publicly about topics in their field of expertise.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2018
Parents, teachers voice objections to reconfiguring Gorham elementary schools
The town has gained nearly 100 students in grades K-5 over the past three years, and expects to get 300 more in the next five years.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2018
UMaine System 2 years ahead of its goal of sourcing 20 percent of its food locally
The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2018
Autistic student’s appeal in novel Maine disability rights case to begin in Boston
The parents of Ben Pollack, who is nonverbal, want his school to let him wear a device that records his day, but the district says that would violate the privacy of other students.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2018
Feature obituary: Clarence Pinette, former teacher at Cape Elizabeth High School, dies at 92
'Clancy' Pinette, a chemistry teacher, had a soft spot for students who struggled with science, his son says.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2018
Lewiston High School student charged after school closed by hoax
The student is accused of posting on social media that a friend would be ‘shooting up the school.’
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