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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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South Portland school superintendent resigning
Suzanne Godin will step down in June to return to work that has a more direct effect on classroom education.
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Bath, West Bath agree to settle school funding dispute
West Bath has agreed to accept a $1.25 million cash settlement in a dispute over cost sharing in the RSU 1 school district.
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Feature obituary: Richard Morgan, 77, professor of constitutional law at Bowdoin
Mr. Morgan wrote numerous books and scholarly articles throughout his 45-year career at Bowdoin. He was also a Registered Maine Guide.
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Students disrupt University of Maine System trustees meeting
About 100 student protesters shout down the board chairman, demanding the trustees stop the budget cuts at the University of Southern Maine.
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Trustees look at worst-case scenario for Maine university finances
The seven-campus system needs a drastic change in current trends to head off a deficit that could reach $90 million in 2020, according to a new five-year projection.
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Making USM ‘metropolitan’ can’t be done ‘on the cheap’
The head of the steering committee charged with creating a strategy says it would cost about $900,000 per year.
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Program to speed progress to counseling careers
An accelerated bachelor’s and master’s program offered by UMaine Farmington and USM will cut time and costs.
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Albright, Shields pay tribute to Muskie’s legacy
The former staffers of the late senator join hundreds during the Muskie Centennial Celebration at USM in Portland.
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UMaine System trustees to review plan for Portland-based graduate center
A Boston-based consulting firm will present its proposal to combine programs and house them in Portland.