Art takes on new significance at Children’s Odyssey, a preschool in Portland.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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USM students, faculty protest cuts
The group announces it is raising money for an independent audit of USM and UMaine System finances.
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Portland School Board adopts diploma standards, with changes
High schools will require students to have a post-graduation plan, but a pro-college emphasis has been dropped and more options added.
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Falmouth High debaters win high honors nationally
They bring home a trophy as one of 21 Debate Schools of Excellence in the U.S.
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Portland kindergartners to get early start on Spanish lessons
Lyseth Elementary School in Portland is offering the first immersion learning program in a Maine public school, and has plans to keep the class together through fifth grade.
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Starbucks degree program not as simple as it seems
The company this week unveiled a benefit that is designed to let employees get college degrees from Arizona State.
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New push to get girls into computer sciences
Less than 1 percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though it’s one of the fastest-growing fields in the U.S.
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UMaine names Susan Hunter as interim president
Currently vice chancellor for academic affairs, she is the first woman to head the flagship school at Orono.
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Starbucks unveils college tuition-reimbursement perk
The offer applies to an online degree from Arizona State University for junior and senior years of college.