Schools and Education
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
UNE receives $1.3 million to develop better ways to farm seaweed
The university says the research will include develop 3D modeling to simulate weather and wave stresses on farms in the open ocean.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Students from across Maine take part in science day in Augusta
Maine Earth Science Day featured interactive exhibits on geology, lightning, gold prospecting and topography at the Maine State Museum.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
As social trends ebbed and flowed, Farmingdale teacher steadfast over 51-year career
Phyllis McDonough, 72, says the interactions with students in the Hall-Dale school district are what inspires her.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Drums, whoops and war paint: Team spirit, or racial mockery?
A Native American complains that Wells' school nickname, 'Warriors,' fostered behavior at a football game by students and adults that is offensive to her culture.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
USM builds an all-faiths place to pray on Portland campus
The new room is a response to students' calls for a more accommodating space to pray and better hours.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Long-debated Portland issue coming to vote: Pay to fix 2 elementary schools, or 4?
Proponents of one borrowing plan say it's not fair to renovate two schools but not others, but the two-school advocates want to wait and see if the state will cover the cost of replacing some facilities.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Portland school bond Q and A
Q: How much would the $64 million bond to fix all four schools cost taxpayers? A: Borrowed in stages over the next six years, the bond would result in $91 million in debt after interest. Property taxes are projected to increase by 3.1 percent over a 26-year period, adding an average of $104 a year […]
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PublishedOctober 14, 2017
Perkins Loan Program expires despite attempts to save it
About 4,000 students in Maine now receive financial aid through the federal program.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2017
Vermont town weighs turning high school into agricultural magnet school
It's that, or close the school, which has only 55 students, says a school board working group.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Descendants of woman misused by doctors speak at USM on medical ethics
Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells were taken without her consent and led to many medical advances. A grandson says, 'There was an injustice done in 1951.'
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