Obama praises students and teachers at Worcester Tech for giving more than just ‘lip service’ to the idea of skills-based education.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Augusta schools to offer birth control prescriptions, pregnancy tests
The school board votes 7-1 to make services available to Cony junior high and high school students through the student health center.
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Voters to decide on reduced budget in Scarborough
The school proposal is $324,000 less than the one defeated in an initial vote.
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Senate Republicans block student loan relief bill
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bill would have let millions of borrowers, some with years-old debt and interest rates topping 7 percent or more, refinance at today’s lower rates.
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Windham, Raymond approve $41.1 million school budget
The amount is the largest for the towns since their 2009 consolidation.
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Portland School Board backs off ‘forced’ post-graduation plans
Members favor a broader diploma requirement with options in addition to more education.
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South Portland voters overwhelmingly OK school budget
The vote was 1,127 to 530 in favor of a 3.5 percent spending increase.
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Maine students finish third in national automotive skills contest
Contestants from around the country raced the clock and each other to correctly diagnose problems with a car and then provide the fix.
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California teacher tenure law ruled unconstitutional
Other states tackling the issue are also paying close attention to how the case plays out in the nation’s most populous state.