Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 7, 2014
Ellis Linsmith: She doesn’t want to graduate with debt
Portland High School senior Ellis Linsmith plans to rely heavily on scholarships to fund her college education.The 17-year-old, who lives with her mother, a high school teacher, expects to qualify for a substantial amount of financial aid, but she is hoping to cover as much of her need as possible through grants and scholarships rather […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2014
Family stories: Dealing with the cost of college
Three families share their stories about meeting the challenge of paying for college.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2014
College choices face a financial reality check
Parents and students are rethinking everything about the college selection process as the decision becomes a cost-benefit analysis.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2014
Paying for college: Common vocabulary
EFC: The expected family contribution to a student’s college costs, calculated as part of the financial aid application process based on family income, assets and other factors. COA: Cost of attendance, the total amount a student’s college education is expected to cost. It includes tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, transportation, travel and other costs. FAFSA: […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2014
Lenders may lead students to ‘debt, despair’
The lending industry does have some unscrupulous players, but students also must become smart consumers.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2014
Cost threatens healthy school meals
Defying the first lady, House Republicans want to waive standards for a year for struggling districts.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2014
Maine 11th-graders show mixed results in SAT scores
High school juniors improve their math and writing scores from last year, but reading scores are down. Statewide, students' science scores also are up.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2014
UMF students find Lac-Megantic on verge of rebuilding after disaster
But the residents of the Quebec town are divided on how to proceed.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2014
Is UNE ready for football with a team of its own?
The school plans to add the sport on the Biddeford campus by 2017, hoping to boost its image and enrollment, build community and enhance academic programs.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2014
National college faculty organization to investigate USM cuts
The group, which lobbies on behalf of academics, plans to send a team because the changes 'seem to be much more far-reaching than those we've seen before.'
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