Voters faced dueling school renovation bond questions, with one funding the renovation of 4 elementary schools and another funding the renovation of 2 schools.
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Three Maine schools unanimously approved for charter extensions
Baxter and Fiddlehead are renewed for 10 years, and Harpswell for five years, all by 5-0 commission votes.
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MIT student’s suicide stirs question of school liability
Massachusetts’ highest court may decide whether schools can be held responsible when students take their own lives.
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Former Bates student leads charge for veterans memorial on Lewiston campus
Capt. George ‘Alexi’ Whitney, a 2001 graduate, was killed during a mission in Afghanistan in 2016.
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Former Bates College student leads charge for a veterans memorial on campus
Capt. George ‘Alexi’ Whitney, a 2001 Bates College graduate, was killed during a mission in Afghanistan on Dec. 18, 2016.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Three running for two Freeport seats on RSU 5 school board
The three Town Council candidates are running unopposed.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan police: Rumors about student going to high school with firearm false
School administrators and Skowhegan police have found the information in the rumors to be baseless.
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Out-of-state enrollment in UMaine System soars
The increase is good news for the system’s financial bottom line.
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Internal poll claims support for Question 3 on Portland ballot
The measure would authorize $64 million to renovate Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche elementary schools.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Ripped-off students may get stuck with bills
The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges.