Actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal give a talk on the Harvard University campus.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Ramp at Reiche Elementary School closed because of safety concerns
Parents in Portland are seeking a bond to renovate four elementary schools in the system that haven’t been updated since they were built.
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USM followed contract when it laid off faculty members in 2014, arbitrator rules
Of the 26 layoffs, only one did not follow the contract, the arbitrator says, ordering the university to pay for that person’s lost wages and benefits.
Posted inLife & Culture, News, Schools and Education
At 80, Bristol man resumes college career
George Van Deventer is at UMA, with the same history teacher he had decades ago.
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Winslow schools approve medical marijuana policy
Waterville and Vassalboro school boards also will vote on the policy to allow a caregiver to administer medical marijuana to students at school.
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Christa McAuliffe touches future as her students teach
Thirty years after the teacher from New Hampshire perished in the space shuttle Challenger disaster, some remain inspired by her.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Colby College buys 5th building as plans for Concourse come together
The college’s Waterville downtown revitalization effort is boosted by an alumnus purchase of two buildings on Main Street, as well as the city’s impending sale of part of the parking lot to the college.
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UMaine System trustees approve two-year international high school at USM
Foreign students would live on the Gorham campus, take entry-level classes and graduate with two years of college credit.
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Four Portland schools in dire need of repairs, parents say
The $29.7 million plan to replace Hall school puts a spotlight on other facilities that haven’t been updated since they opened many decades ago.
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Trustees back idea of adding USM’s Muskie School to proposed graduate center
Eliot Cutler outlines the advantages as he updates the board on the business plan for the center, which initially was going to house only business and law degree programs.