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Gregory Pershing: Greely High School

by Kelley Bouchard June 3, 2018January 19, 2023

His passions for math and music meet at a happy intersection.

Stiles Zuschlag: Noble High School

by Kelley Bouchard June 3, 2018June 4, 2018

He started a new school as a transgender male, and rediscovered learning.

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Jackson Oloya: Biddeford High School

by Kelley Bouchard June 3, 2018June 2, 2018

By happenstance, he discovers a trade that suits him and a path to learn it well.

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Maine schools promote programs that help students manage emotions

by Emily Higginbotham June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

Many of these children don’t qualify for special education services, but often they still require the attention and resources that such a student receives.

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Another big-name university drops SAT/ACT essay requirement

by The Washington Post June 1, 2018June 1, 2018

The policy will take effect for high school seniors looking to enter Yale’s Class of 2023.

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Mental health evaluation continues for man who spoke of school shooting

by Matt Byrne June 1, 2018June 2, 2018

Brandon Luzzi, who was held at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, told his mother that he believed the voices that told him to ‘do a school shooting’ came from a foreign object or device inside his body.

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Federal panel examines school’s safety effort, focused on building connections among kids

by Moriah Balingit The Washington Post May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

With friendships and fist bumps, first-graders and their teachers show the Federal Commission on School Safety how learning social skills and building trust can make them feel supported and not alienated.