Students in communities around Maine and the nation are commuting to school by bike again, some in large caravans with parents coming along for the ride.
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Shooting erupted during dispute at a Baltimore university, but victims were unintended targets
The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
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U.S. forgiving more federal student loans that are ‘unsustainable debt’
In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
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Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
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Record number of students flock to programs at Central Maine Community College
CMCC has increased its early fall enrollment this year by 26% compared to last year, according to data on Maine’s Community Colleges website.
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Borrowers reassess their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause
Not yet clear is how millions of people suddenly having less discretionary income might affect the economy.
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804,000 long-term borrowers see student loans forgiven before payments resume
Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven.
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Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.
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UMaine Augusta and Maine Department of Labor to launch cybersecurity apprenticeship program
Maine would need to increase its number of cybersecurity professionals by 63% just to fill the number of current open positions.
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Lewiston superintendent: Longley School vandalism expected to cost $40,000
Superintendent Jake Langlais said seven juveniles, all related, were seen on video.