Welcoming the faculty and staff, the university’s new president shares an upbeat vision for growth: ‘We have every possible asset to succeed.’
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Testing group: U.S. students’ college readiness improving little
And, as was the case in 2011, Asian-American and white students are still dramatically outperforming others.
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New Mexico probes hiring of school official facing child sex abuse charges
The state attorney general vows to investigate how the state’s largest school district hired a man charged in Colorado.
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Majority opposes rating teachers based on student test scores, poll finds
More than 40 states plan to do just that, even though many say there’s an over-reliance on standardized testing.
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Elite New Hampshire prep school faces sexual conquest issues
The case against a former St. Paul’s student charged with rape forces the school to confront the practice.
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Unity College names interim president
Melik Peter Khoury, an administrator at the college, was picked to replace Stephen Mulkey in a 30-month interim appointment.
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Thomas College awarded $1.1 million grant
The TRIO Student Support Services grant from the U.S. Department of Education will come over five years to serve up to 140 students annually who are in need.
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New Metro bus route will accommodate Portland high school students
Yellow school buses will be used for more elementary and middle school runs while high schoolers use Metro cards.
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Facing blowback, LePage administration quietly dissolved ties with Jeb Bush’s education foundation
A Maine Sunday Telegram investigation shows how links to Jeb Bush’s education reform foundation – once central to Gov. Paul LePage’s policy goals – evaporated after key events in 2013.
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At Maine’s Blueberry Harvest School, migrant kids reap education
The federally funded school serves children of families that move with the harvests.