The team has ranked higher in each of the last three national competitions in which it has participated.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bates College president vows to provide more aid for lower income students
Garry Jenkins said the college needs to help some students pay for necessary extras.
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Portland school leaders renew talks on consolidating its 3 high schools
District leadership said they think consolidating the schools would help them provide high quality education and facilities.
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Fewer Maine students applying for federal financial aid amid FAFSA application problems
Glitches with the new Federal Application for Federal Student Aid form have been blamed for fewer applications nationwide in 2023. In Maine, 23% fewer students had applied for the aid that will help them decide which college to attend or whether to go to college at all.
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at D.C. campus
City officials were set to appear before hostile Republicans in Congress who are demanding police crackdowns on protests nationwide, but the hearing was canceled.
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81-year-old Auburn woman graduating from CMCC after 21-year journey
Kathryn Welgoss will receive her diploma from the college Tuesday.
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York schools to pay former teacher $237,500 to settle gay discrimination lawsuit
The school department agreed to pay $170,000 to Michele Figueira and $67,500 to her lawyers after she alleged the school discriminated against her for being gay.
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New principal appointed for Portland’s Casco Bay High School
Priya Natarajan, who currently serves as the school’s assistant principal, will take over as principal on July 1.
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Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future
The students will be asked to research and design novel ways of living and working in Portland, South Portland and the Casco Bay islands as the climate changes.
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Some colleges that had been permissive of pro-Palestinian protests begin taking a tougher stance
Tensions have continued to ratchet up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the U.S. and in Europe nearly 3 weeks into a movement launched by a protest at Columbia University.