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Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Maritime president addresses Kents Hill School graduates
The private boarding schools holds its 192nd commencement and graduates 77 students.
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Massachusetts students’ pipe dream comes true
Wishing ‘to solve a world problem,’ three teens built a water filtration system that needs no electricity.
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Bowdoin College graduates 460 students
Speakers at the ceremony are graduating seniors, a tradition at Bowdoin since 1806.
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USM balances budget without emergency money from UMaine System
The school, which also reports a 19 percent spike in fall deposits, says it closed a $6 million budget gap by leaving vacant positions open, cutting administrative costs and draining its reserves.
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UNC system says it won’t enforce transgender restroom law
The declaration comes in a motion asking a federal court to halt civil legal proceedings against the university system while a higher court decides a separate case.
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Civil War re-enactment continues Memorial Day tradition at Brunswick school: Photos
Fifth-graders at the Harriet Beecher Stowe school stage Pickett’s Charge.
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National spelling bee ends in tie for third straight time
After 22 rounds and an hour of extra time, an 11-year-old from Texas and a 13-year-old from New York are declared co-champs.
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Titles shuffled at education department to keep LePage’s choice in charge
The governor, who outflanked lawmakers to make Bill Beardsley commissioner, juggles appointments again to re-empower him.
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Portland school administrator named superintendent in RSU 5
Becky Foley, who’s now Portland’s chief academic officer, is hired to lead the district covering Freeport, Pownal and Durham.