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Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Times Record
RSU 2 to pay former superintendent through end of the year and will have 3% budget increase
Richmond will pay $3,773,118 toward the school budget — an increase of 5.5%, a difference of $195,275 from last year.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Student loans have delayed wealth-building for Gen Z and millennial borrowers, survey shows
Yet, a majority of U.S. adults with student loan debt say their degree has unlocked career and salary opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Mask mandates return to U.S. college campuses as COVID-19 cases rise
Mandates were shed widely in the wake of spring break as case numbers dropped following a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant, but several Northeast cities have seen a rise in recent weeks,
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Biden administration gives more borrowers a chance of student debt cancellation
Any month in which borrowers made payments will now count toward forgiveness, even if they were not enrolled in an income-driven plan.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College president Clayton Rose stepping down after 8 years
Bowdoin College’s president will depart the post at the end of the next academic year.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Schools and Education
Good Will-Hinckley president and executive director to leave this summer
Rob Moody will leave the organization after serving in various positions for nearly 25 years to become the principal at China Primary School.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Georgia students make video to prove their high school needs repairs
Kids at Druid Hills High School use iPhones to document the classrooms, hallways and bathrooms that are crumbling around them.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Homeschooling surge continues despite schools reopening
Families that may have turned to homeschooling as an alternative to remote learning plans have stuck with it.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Portland Adult Education to have new leadership starting this summer
Abbie Yamamoto, the current director of the Maine Association for New Americans, will take over as executive director of Portland Adult Education starting this summer.