education
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
South Portland High recognizes grad for academic achievement – 75 years later
Although she had an elite grade point average, Mildred Marie Truland Dexter was passed over for the academic honor.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
Maine Voices: The right school culture, not academic proficiency, best prepares students for life
An atmosphere of belonging and teamwork, not competition and caution, are powerful keys to motivation and success.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Commentary: Schools must take a stand to keep cellphones from disrupting learning
Parents also should help tamp down a practice that damages their kids' future prospects and social skills.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2018
Another View: Freeport school offers lesson in how to curtail screen time
A Press Herald editorial notes the impracticality of keeping students off their digital devices – but Maine Coast Waldorf is doing it.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Justice Department backs lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging Harvard’s ‘racial balancing’
The lawsuit by Students For Fair Admission, whose president lives in Maine part-time, argues that the Ivy League school's consideration of race in its admissions policy is discriminatory.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
More universities are aggressively moving to protect their brands
It takes the form of legal threats to companies sometimes on the other side of the country.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Our View: Families must set limits – and an example – for children’s screen time
We can't expect schools to teach responsible habits if they are not practiced at home.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2018
Teen farmhands learn lessons of grit, teamwork and, of course, how food is grown
They're spending the summer on Maine farms picking blueberries, cucumbers, strawberries and more.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2018
At back to school time, a mother takes a 360-look at sustainable lunches
In the yes column, a lunch sack, a Thermos and leftovers.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2018
The Maine Millennial: On books, booze and borrowed money: Advice for matriculating students
For my readers who are going off to college, I thought I would share the best of my hard-won wisdom.
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