A Ph.D. degree candidate is researching how the discipline can help patients cope with mental and physical trauma.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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For rural Maine towns, Trump administration’s school-choice focus could be ‘catastrophic’
East Millinocket, like many isolated towns, sees little help, and perhaps harm, from new priorities at the top.
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Black Lives Matter members have no plans to protest USM talk
A controversial Maine lawmaker is scheduled to speak Thursday on the Portland campus.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Yale to rename college honoring John C. Calhoun over slavery view
The university makes a final decision in the controversy that has simmered on the Ivy League campus for years.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
USM student leaders to remain neutral about lawmaker’s speech on ‘Alien Invasion’
They agree with the university president that free speech must be protected, but voice concerns about safety during Rep. Lawrence Lockman’s appearance on campus.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine teachers union open to talks on statewide contract idea
Gov. LePage says a minimum salary would benefit rural districts, but the state’s size and economic diversity present challenges.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Business group seeks repeal of 3 percent education surcharge on high-income Mainers
Business groups say the tax surcharge endorsed by voters in November is limiting Maine’s competitiveness.
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Student group asks USM to disinvite conservative speaker
Rep. Lawrence Lockman, R-Amherst, who has been criticized for comments about gays, rape and abortion, is scheduled to lead a discussion on immigration.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
ACLU says Lewiston schools fail to adequately serve some students
The group says students of color and students with disabilities aren’t adequately served.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine senators on losing side in opposing DeVos nomination
Observers predict the education chief’s appointment will have little effect on Maine schools.