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USM will teach students how to hack, and how to stop it

by J. Craig Anderson August 22, 2014August 22, 2014

Its Cyber Security Lab will be central to an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on protecting data in a high-tech age.

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UMaine System identifies goals for research fund

by Whit Richardson August 21, 2014August 20, 2014

The Maine Economic Improvement Fund supports R&D at the state’s public universities.

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Portland starting virtual school program

by Noel K. Gallagher August 20, 2014March 7, 2016

The city hopes offering the online classes will help it compete with a statewide virtual charter school and give homeschooled students an in-district option.

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Maine’s university system gets budget boost from out of state

by Noel K. Gallagher August 18, 2014August 18, 2014

Commitments for this fall are up 12 percent for students from other states, who pay nearly three times the tuition of Mainers.

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Scientists peek into brains to see how kids learn math

by LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press August 18, 2014August 17, 2014

Researchers say that drilling your kids on simple addition and multiplication problems may pay off.

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Massachusetts museum program gives Asian students experience beyond words

by TOM RELIHAN Greenfield Recorder August 17, 2014August 16, 2014

Children seeking to increase their English vocabulary learn about Colonial times at the Indian House Children’s Museum in Old Deerfield.

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Augusta eliminates school crossing guards

by Keith Edwards August 13, 2014March 7, 2016

School officials said no children crossed at five of the 10 sites last year.

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Biddeford board votes to consider starting a charter school

by Gillian Graham August 13, 2014March 7, 2016

If the school committee eventually approves one, it would be the first in-district charter in the state.

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Maine launches database of recent graduates’ wages

by The Associated Press August 11, 2014

The database shows first-year earnings of recent graduates from Maine schools, by major and degree type.

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California debates ‘yes means yes’ sex assault law

by JULIE WATSON The Associated Press August 11, 2014August 10, 2014

Lawmakers may require colleges that get public funds to set a standard for when ‘yes means yes.’