Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2017
Colby College seeking Waterville’s approval for student complex
The proposed $25 million five-story building downtown would include retail on the ground floor.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2017
U.N. official hears ‘uplifting’ accounts from refugees during event at USM
Young refugees in high school and college tell Kelly Clements, a Maine native, that they have found a 'welcoming, engaging and supportive' community here.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2017
Lawmaker’s lecture on ‘immigration crisis’ goes on at USM as 200 protest
Rep. Lawrence Lockman, R-Amherst, speaks to a deeply divided audience to back a state immigration bill he is sponsoring.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2017
Casco Bay High School teacher inspired by Ellen DeGeneres appears on her show
Former Sudanese refugee Ekhlas Ahmed is surprised to go on stage with the TV star and receive a $22,000 check to pay off her student loan debt.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2017
Winthrop council expresses ‘no confidence’ in schools chief Rosenthal
But school board members continue to back the embattled superintendent, saying he has improved test scores and saved money.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2017
Baxter Academy seeking to move to Portland’s Bayside neighborhood
The growing charter school has filed a site plan for a two-story building on Lancaster Street.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2017
Legislator wants lead tests for drinking water at all Maine public schools
Even the buildings and day care facilities with municipal supplies would have to do checks at the tap and make the results public through the state.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2017
Maine students’ joy over snow days could turn to gloom in June
Most school districts already have had four or five cancellations, and more storms could push classroom time deeper into summer.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2017
Dartmouth student’s yoga program holds promise in study of brain injury
A Ph.D. degree candidate is researching how the discipline can help patients cope with mental and physical trauma.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2017
For rural Maine towns, Trump administration’s school-choice focus could be ‘catastrophic’
East Millinocket, like many isolated towns, sees little help, and perhaps harm, from new priorities at the top.
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