He lived in Bar Harbor for more than four decades.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland school board approves budget cuts recommended by superintendent
The $1.2 million in reductions brings the school budget to $110.6 million for the year that starts July 1.
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Bates College offers first glimpse of its vision for new science center
The building, a 3-three-story modern design that the school is calling ‘the beacon,’ will house biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs when it opens in 2021.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Teacher protests spread to North Carolina
Thousands of teachers filled the main street of North Carolina’s capital Wednesday demanding better pay.
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Leaders of embattled Massachusetts college may face subpoenas
A panel of lawmakers wants answers on whether Mount Ida College tried to conceal its financial woes.
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UMaine researcher gets grant to study aging fat tissue
The goal of the study is to help identify treatments that could potentially stop or reverse conditions including diabetes and obesity.
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South Portland High School principal takes job in Windham
South Portland plans to replace Ryan Caron with Michele LaForge, who is now the head of school at Baxter Academy in Portland.
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Portland superintendent offers new list of cuts to reduce school budget by $1.1 million
Xavier Botana avoids some of the controversial items he originally proposed, choosing to eliminate a handful of positions among other cuts to get the school spending plan down to $110.6 million.
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Here’s how much of their own money teachers are shelling out for school supplies
Nearly all teachers are footing the bill for classroom supplies, an Education Department report finds, and teachers in high-poverty schools spend more than those in affluent schools.
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Portland council votes 7-2 to reduce school budget by $1.1 million
The school board now will have to look for areas where it can reduce its $112 million spending plan before it is sent to voters on June 12.