Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Supreme Court to review legality of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
The issue comes before a court skeptical of the administration's authority to impose pandemic-related relief without express approval from Congress.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
‘Limited number’ of University of Maine at Augusta grades were changed following website glitch
Officials at the state university system are continuing to investigate the error that allowed nearly 250 students to have administrative access to the university's grading system. No other campuses were impacted.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
New teacher training program offers relief from education costs, school staffing shortages
Participants work full time as education technicians, long-term substitutes or emergency/conditionally certified teachers within the program, while taking classes toward their degree.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus
The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England's health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state's only medical school.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2022
University of Maine System website glitch left grade data vulnerable
The Thursday data breach gave students at the Augusta campus the ability to change grades.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2022
Former Bangor school superintendent Betsy Webb dies at 61
The district's top administrator for 13 years, Webb reportedly passed away on Thanksgiving while in hospice care.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2022
The science on remote schooling is now clear. Here’s who it hurt most.
Students who learned from home fared worse than those in classrooms, and older students are recovering much more slowly than younger children.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Portland superintendent apologizes for payroll problems, says long-term fix expected by next fall
Xavier Botana said in an email to staff that the transition to outside payroll processing might not be completed until next fall.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Some states open college savings accounts for every newborn
Since 2013, 36 percent of Maine families that received a grant from the Alfond Scholarship Foundation have opened 529 accounts for their children.
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