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Partnership would let Biddeford students earn college credit at UNE
Biddeford High School already has similar partnerships with Thomas College, Southern Maine Community College and St. Joseph’s College of Maine.
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Bingham school puts focus on college
Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School’s efforts to help students overcome their fears win notice in Newsweek rankings.
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Colleges rethink amount, type of math needed to graduate
More than any other subject, math trips up students who might otherwise thrive in college, especially those who don’t plan to go into technical careers that require proficiency with numbers.
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Fall enrollment in UMaine System down overall, but out-of-state numbers up
Higher-tuition students now make up 30 percent of the student body at the flagship campus.
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Some Maine schools making start times a little later
The trend, which is accelerating, reflects a growing body of research documenting the health and academic benefits for teens if the first bell doesn’t ring until 8:30 a.m. or so.
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Tougher standardized test gives one-time look at Maine students’ performance
The Maine Department of Education releases the results of the Smarter Balanced standardized test, but says comparisons to other years can’t be drawn because the test won’t be used again.
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New standardized test results for Maine public schools are in, but they reveal little
Scores were down last year, but because the Smarter Balanced test was only used once, comparisons with results from other years are largely meaningless.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UNE awarding $25,000 scholarships to 34 students of osteopathic medicine
The Doctors for Maine’s Future Scholarship Program, which requires a matching amount from private sources, stipulates that recipients must gain experience in rural health care and primary care.
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Bicycle desks motivate China Middle School students
A teacher finds that the two FitDesks help kids work off energy and stay focused.