The company this week unveiled a benefit that is designed to let employees get college degrees from Arizona State.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
New push to get girls into computer sciences
Less than 1 percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though it’s one of the fastest-growing fields in the U.S.
UMaine names Susan Hunter as interim president
Currently vice chancellor for academic affairs, she is the first woman to head the flagship school at Orono.
Starbucks unveils college tuition-reimbursement perk
The offer applies to an online degree from Arizona State University for junior and senior years of college.
Special ed teens become big men on campus at Old Orchard Beach
Connor Cushman and Jonathan Raisen are valued classmates at ‘the little school with a big heart.’
‘Hard decisions’ at USM include eliminating three programs
University president Theodora Kalikow announces the cuts to close a total $14 million budget gap in the campus budget, and more cuts are anticipated.