Tom Desjardins, a senior policy adviser to the governor in education and natural resources, would replace James Rier, who has been on medical leave.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Boston makes deal to extend school days by 40 minutes
Elementary and middle school students will get the extra learning time if a union contract is approved.
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Michigan college guarantees graduates jobs worth more than $37,000
Adrian College says it will make loan payments for those who earn less, calling it ‘a big solution to a big problem.’
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Brunswick schools hope to resolve bullying case out of court
Maine’s Human Rights Commission has voted to pursue a lawsuit claiming that Brunswick Junior High didn’t do enough about the bullying of a student over 2½ years.
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Bowdoin will waive tuition for son of slain NYPD officer
Justin Ramos, a sophomore at Bowdoin, is the son of Rafael Ramos, who was killed in his patrol car with fellow officer Wenjian Liu on Saturday.
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Colleges will be rated based on graduates’ earnings
The list seeks to show if grads can ‘pay their bills, pay their student loans and begin to get on in life.’
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Maine schools’ response to threats reflects new vigilance
Schools across the country have addressed a range of security issues, particularly since the massacre of 26 students and teachers two years ago in Newtown, Connecticut.
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UMaine Farmington says dropping application fee will expand college access
The college is the first in the University of Maine System to formally adopt the policy of free applications.
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Portland district corrects errors in student performance report
A contractor’s mistake indicated scores in 11th-grade writing and science had doubled, but they had barely changed.
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Thornton Academy cancels Friday classes because of threat
The school, which received a telephone threat early Thursday that prompted an evacuation, will start its two-week holiday break a day early.