These scholars finished at the head of the class at southern Maine schools.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Borrowing supported to renovate 4 Portland elementary schools
But some parents worry that a proposed $70 million bond would increase taxes too much – 5 to 6 percent annually for the first five years.
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Yarmouth overwhelmingly approves school spending proposal
More than 500 attend the town meeting and most support the municipal budget and a 5 percent increase in education spending.
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Southern Maine graduates show their true colors
Students at Thornton Academy in Saco and Old Orchard Beach High School, among other schools, receive their diplomas – and plenty of advice – on Sunday.
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Yarmouth school budget foes make final push in advance of town meeting vote
Anti-budget activists have spent on ads and mailed pamphlets urging voters to oppose a $23.1 million budget at town meeting on Tuesday.
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Bonny Eagle school district to elect board members, vote on budget
The election draws few candidates despite recent criticism of the board for its oversight of the former superintendent.
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N.H. Community College System freezes tuition again
Trustees haven’t raised tuition since 2011.
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Matt Damon shares advice from Bill Clinton at MIT
‘Turn toward the problems you see. You have to engage,’ the actor tells MIT graduates.
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Westbrook superintendent takes job in Mount Desert school district
Marc Gousse’s salary will go up when he takes over the smaller Bar Harbor-based district in July.
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Scarborough voters to consider 5 percent school budget increase
The combined municipal, school and county budget proposals for 2016-17 would add 41 cents to the property tax rate.