Students applying for college have been left in limbo this year as they await the Education Department’s overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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Home of Central Maine Idol competition to host American Idol viewing party for last year’s winner
Julia Gagnon, who won the Hallowell-based singing competition last summer, will appear on the next episode of the national TV show, which airs Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Bill to overhaul how Maine educates its youngest special needs students moves ahead
The bill would transfer some of the responsibility for providing disability services to young kids onto individual school districts within 4 years – a timeline that some worry is too quick.
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Portland parents voice concerns about staffing cuts in proposed school budget
About 25 parents and educators ask the district board to preserve positions in a $161 million budget that would eliminate nearly 30 positions and raise the schools’ portion of the tax bill 6.85%.
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Maine’s biggest upset this March hasn’t been on the court. It was on a chess board.
Baxter Academy’s fledgling team wins a state championship in its first few months with help from a 16-year-old from Angola who learned to play while living at the Portland Expo.
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UMaine Orono part of high-altitude balloon launch to record solar eclipse
The eclipse can be viewed from the vantage point of high-altitude balloons on April 8 on YouTube.
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Former York special education teacher settles discrimination lawsuit against district
Michele Figueira had sued the York School Department last summer, alleging officials created a hostile work environment in which she was discriminated against for being gay. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Maine’s medical students celebrate their residencies during Match Day
Fourth-year students at the University of New England and Tufts University’s Maine Track program at Maine Med learn where they will complete their medical residencies and in what specialities.
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Service workers at Maine’s 7 community colleges say system is stalling negotiations
The union is demanding wage increases for the 165 employees currently working under a contract that expired in July 2023.
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Paris-based school district suspends school resource officer agreement with Norway
The arrangement with Norway Police Department was suspended in February, and the former school resource officer is banned from the building.