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SMCC adds new certificate programs to course offerings

The community college said it is reacting to business demand with five new non-degree programs.

But lawmakers on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee offer a compromise that could be considered in the House or Senate.

by Staff report April 25, 2017April 24, 2017

U.S. News & World Report also ranks the Limestone school 10th-best for STEM education.

The $25 million complex will feature student and staff apartment space on the upper floors.

by Jim Fossel April 23, 2017April 21, 2017

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is excluded over a formatting error.

The Alfond Scholarship Foundation for the past four years has invested in each child born in Maine, no questions asked.

by Diane Russell Special to the Press Herald April 22, 2017April 21, 2017

We have work to do, and we need a leader for our future. Now we just need some reform candidates.

Mainers voted for a surtax on the rich to bring education aid up to a 55% target – and that adds up.

He proposes regional centers for operating schools and says the state doesn’t need nearly 150 superintendents.

by CHARLES LAWTON April 18, 2017April 17, 2017

Artificial intelligence will eventually kill many jobs, requiring human ingenuity to tell us how we all adjust.