education
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Ban or embrace? Harpswell-area school board debates classroom AI policy.
Maine School Administrative District 75 — which includes Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Topsham — is considering a policy drafted by the district's Personal Technology Study Group that would establish guidelines for the "appropriate, ethical, and safe use" of artificial intelligence tools.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2025
How would federal education changes impact Maine schools?
President Trump is pledging to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, which provided $250 million to Maine schools this year for some of the most vulnerable students.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2025
Cutting funding for school meals would be devastating for Maine children, advocates say
House Republicans are considering cutting the number of schools that qualify for free breakfast and lunch. The move could have a huge impact in Maine, which has the highest rate of childhood hunger in New England.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Bath teacher receives ‘Oscars of teaching’ award
A Bath Middle School seventh-grade science teacher received the prestigious Milken Educator Award in front of a crowd of cheering students at a surprise ceremony Wednesday morning.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2025
Maine education officials uncertain about impact of Trump orders on diversity, school choice
Both orders call for further action by federal officials to enforce Trump administration policies, and Maine schools will be watching to see if there are any impacts to funding or programs.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Maine 4th graders’ math and reading skills are among the lowest in the US
Reading and math proficiency scores for Maine's 4th graders have fallen roughly 10 percentage points since 2019, ranking among the biggest drops nationwide.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2025
Boothbay’s Bigelow Laboratory expands to spur future of marine science
Charting the course, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences embraces an education expansion — a new 25,000-square-foot wing — and plans to reach more students and educators statewide.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2025
Cape Elizabeth parents shared old tests, principal says
Some parents have been passing each other old notes and tests to give their students an unfair advantage, the principal said in a letter to families.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2025
Global school IT contractor suffers cybersecurity issue, at least 3 Maine schools impacted
PowerSchool, which serves hundreds of schools across the country, including many in Maine, notified customers of a breach Wednesday.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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