Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 26, 2014
Michigan college guarantees graduates jobs worth more than $37,000
Adrian College says it will make loan payments for those who earn less, calling it 'a big solution to a big problem.'
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PublishedDecember 23, 2014
Brunswick schools hope to resolve bullying case out of court
Maine's Human Rights Commission has voted to pursue a lawsuit claiming that Brunswick Junior High didn't do enough about the bullying of a student over 2½ years.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2014
Bowdoin will waive tuition for son of slain NYPD officer
Justin Ramos, a sophomore at Bowdoin, is the son of Rafael Ramos, who was killed in his patrol car with fellow officer Wenjian Liu on Saturday.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2014
Colleges will be rated based on graduates’ earnings
The list seeks to show if grads can 'pay their bills, pay their student loans and begin to get on in life.'
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PublishedDecember 20, 2014
Maine schools’ response to threats reflects new vigilance
Schools across the country have addressed a range of security issues, particularly since the massacre of 26 students and teachers two years ago in Newtown, Connecticut.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2014
UMaine Farmington says dropping application fee will expand college access
The college is the first in the University of Maine System to formally adopt the policy of free applications.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2014
Portland district corrects errors in student performance report
A contractor's mistake indicated scores in 11th-grade writing and science had doubled, but they had barely changed.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2014
Thornton Academy cancels Friday classes because of threat
The school, which received a telephone threat early Thursday that prompted an evacuation, will start its two-week holiday break a day early.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2014
Portland teachers’ new contract increases pay, class time
Starting in the next school year, students will have a 6½-hour school day – an additional 20 minutes of class.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2014
Assessing the virtual school experience in Maine
The ability to tailor classwork around competing demands and other needs gives some young people – and teachers – a viable alternative when traditional education proves an imperfect fit.
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