The Education Department is pondering whether to allow states to use money available through some grants to buy firearms.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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University of Southern Maine president proposes a name change, in effort to enhance school’s appeal
University of Maine Portland may be the current favorite, but the school will seek input from alumni and will need approval by trustees and the Legislature for any change.
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Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Families’ lawsuit challenges Maine law against public funding for religious schools
The federal lawsuit seeks to overturn the decades-old law barring tuition reimbursements for sectarian schools.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Tony McLaughlin, former admissions director at UMaine Farmington, dies at 76
A UMaine graduate and Wilton resident, McLaughlin held the post from 1972 until 1999.
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Mold cleanup in SMCC’s largest dorm to displace 320 students as semester starts
Testing identifies several types of mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall, some of it low levels of ‘black mold.’ Some students say the school was slow to inform them of the problem.
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Thomas College program helping give first-generation students an EDGE
A program that brings first generation freshmen to campus before the semester starts has been highlighted in a report addressing Maine’s workforce challenges.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Westbrook lawmaker accused of misconduct with students resigns his House seat
Democrat Dillon Bates has been accused of having inappropriate relationships with female students while teaching at Maine Girls’ Academy, an allegation he and his lawyer have repeatedly denied.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
New University of Maine president puts her science and math background to work
Joan Ferrini-Mundy is tasked with developing new ways of meeting the state’s growing workforce needs.
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Mold shuts down dormitory at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland
About 60 students living there were relocated Sunday so officials could conducts tests and seek housing alternatives should a quick fix elude them.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Schools grapple with obligations to migrant children in shelters
U.S. school systems prepare for the first day of school on their public campuses and in new classrooms set up at nearby federal youth migrant shelters.