Several attorneys general, all Democrats, sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after she delayed implementing rules to help students defrauded by for-profit colleges have their loans forgiven.
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State budget gives 8 school districts at least $1 million more than they expected
Portland, which had anticipated a decrease of $2.5 million in its state allocation, will instead get an increase of almost $3 million.
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Maine charter school for performing arts overhauls model after rocky 1st year
A team evaluating Snow Pond Arts Academy cites concerns about a lack of some administrators, lack of training for some teachers and a $44,000 budget deficit.
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Grant of $10,000 will link students in rural Danforth to virtual reality
An east-central Maine school can use the funds for devices such as a 3D printer and VR headsets.
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Vassalboro teacher brings astronaut lessons back to the classroom
Breanne Desmond spent a week at the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy in Huntsville, Ala.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Improvised eclectic piece kicks off Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville
The ninth annual fest brings together musicians and professional instructors for dozens of concerts on the Colby College campus.
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New USM course encourages minorities to become teachers
The class of about 45 students from various backgrounds met for the first time Friday.
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Ole Miss will recognize slave labor on buildings
The university also will strip the name of a white supremacist politician off a building.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Gorham assistant principal charged with driving drunk
Kimberly Slipp, who has been an assistant principal at Gorham High School for 12 years, was arrested June 22 after a crash on Route 114 in Sebago.