A partnership between Waynflete and the Maine Heritage Policy Center is teaching students how to learn from viewpoints other than their own.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education
Massachusetts Gov. Baker signs bill with $1.5 billion in new school spending
Supporters of the measure say it will help ensure schools have the resources needed to provide high quality education for students across Massachusetts, regardless of zip code or income level.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
Ensuring that 60 percent of Mainers obtain a post-high school credential of value can’t be accomplished without involving everyone here.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Outdoor learning classroom comes to Maine
Founded by a Maine native, TimberNook now has 50 locations worldwide, including a new one in Gorham. Children make their own rules of play while exploring the outdoors.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.
Posted inTimes Record
New childcare center at Brunswick Landing to offer students ‘Bright Beginnings’
The center is Brunswick’s newest childcare center, which opened Nov. 4 at Brunswick Landing in the building formerly occupied by Wild Oats and New Beet Market. They are still enrolling children ages six weeks to five years old.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: New approach needed to handle school threats
Schools need the right resources to process threats, and to stop problems before they get too dire.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
South Portland approves spending $71.6 million on new middle school, traffic upgrades
The city will borrow $69.3 million to build a new, energy-efficient middle school, with all but $10 million to be covered by the state.
Posted inMaine
Harvest of the Month program gets local food into Maine schools
Marketing program is meant to drive sales of school lunches, give schools assistance purchasing food locally, boost sales for farmers.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.