Nancie Atwell, who was honored in 2015 for her work at the school she founded in Edgecomb, said in court that a previously undiagnosed mental illness contributed to her compulsion to shoplift.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest
Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport’s remote school day plan works.
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South Portland middle school project needs zoning change
Parts of the proposed building would be four stories tall, exceeding the 35-foot limit in the surrounding Thornton Heights residential neighborhood.
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Lunder Foundation’s $3 million gift to MECA will increase financial aid
Most of the money will go toward relieving the burden of student debt, while some will be used on the college’s strategic plan.
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Winslow, Waterville schools to introduce anonymous threat-reporting system
The around-the-clock app, website and hotline service, called Say Something, could be implemented by June.
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RSU 38 voters will weigh in on $5.8 million bond issue
Superintendent James Charette says the reception to the measure has been positive.
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MIT’s ‘Star Trek’-inspired plane flies silently, runs on electricity
The prototype could portend a future where airplanes fly without moving parts like turbines or propellers.
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Professor, UNE reach settlement in sexual harassment lawsuit
Lara Carlson had said department chairman Paul Visich retaliated after she accused him of making inappropriate comments, sending inappropriate emails and touching her inappropriately in 2012.
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Retired Portland teacher gave UMF its second-biggest donation ever
T. Maragaret Brown, who lived in Westbrook and taught home economics at Portland High School and King Middle School, left the school more than $700,000 when she died in May.
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SMCC opening welding program in Brunswick
New equipment will help train students for potential jobs at Bath Iron Works.