The growing college will add a residence hall and a new academic building.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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UMaine in Orono expects $7.2 million budget gap for next fiscal year
The gap is about the same as in the current $242 million budget, which officials handled without cutting staffing or programs.
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New president aims to rebuild, stabilize, ‘heal’ USM
Despite a projected $6 million budget gap, no staff or program cuts are expected for at least a year.
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Hundreds of photos exchanged in Colorado sexting case
Police work to sort the offenders from the victims in the widespread sexting incident.
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University of Southern Maine seeks approval to open international high school
The two-year high school would be open to students from abroad who would pay tuition and be housed on USM’s Gorham campus.
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High school students get access to Pell grants
Students enrolled in high school and college courses will be able to receive federal financial aid.
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Kennebec Valley Community College’s wood-fired oven fuels student careers
KVCC wants students in sustainable agriculture and culinary arts programs to get a taste of trendy skills.
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Harvard professor hopes genealogy inspires love of science
Henry Louis Gates Jr. says a summer camp will help middle school children search for their roots.
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Maine scores higher than national average on ‘Nation’s Report Card’
A dip in the state’s score from last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress test reflects a national trend.
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Two groups pitch charter school proposals to Maine commission
Snow Pond Arts Academy would be a performing arts high school in Sidney, and Acadia Academy would open a pre-K-through-sixth-grade charter school in the Lewiston-Auburn area.