Schools and Education
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PublishedMarch 3, 2016
USM, Iceland join in study abroad opportunity for students
Students at USM will be able to travel to Iceland for two weeks, through a program funded by an alumna's gift and a grant from the Maine Economic Improvement Fund.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2016
Ballot question to increase education spending will go to voters
The Secretary of State certified the campaign, which is attempting to impose a 3 percent tax on upper-income households to increase education funding.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2016
Panel rejects plan to have state education officials write drug prevention policy for schools
Instead, the legislative committee backs a resolution asking the Maine Department of Education to flesh out its existing guidelines on substance abuse education.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2016
Bill would standardize Maine’s drug-abuse education policy
Currently, individual middle and high schools set their own policies, which officials say leaves gaps.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2016
Associate professor accuses UNE of retaliating because she alleged harassment
Lara Carlson sues for damages, but the school denies administrative misconduct and asks for a dismissal.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2016
Immigrants take accent-reduction class in Portland
Even though they speak English, many find that their accent makes it hard for people to understand them.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2016
Waynflete School proposing $12 million expansion in Portland’s West End
The private school plans to invest in a new gymnasium and an expanded and renovated Lower School for elementary grade students.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2016
St. Paul’s to evaluate role of social media
A symposium in June will weigh the impact of media in the wake of a former student's sex assault conviction.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2016
Massachusetts teenager gets life sentence for murder, rape of math teacher
Philip Chism, who was 14 when he killed Colleen Ritzer at Danvers High School, will be eligible for parole in 40 years.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2016
Q: What might be more readable but still challenge test-taking students? A: The new SAT
Emphasizing critical thinking over vocabulary and 'tricky logic questions,' the new version is meant to reflect real-world aptitude in college-bound kids.
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