education
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PublishedApril 15, 2018
Second jobs are the new norm for teachers
Teachers describe family sacrifice, financial strain and extra jobs needed to stay in the profession.
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PublishedApril 15, 2018
Maine Voices: College is smart choice, if you want it
Here are four bad reasons to rule out higher education and four good reasons to rule it in – namely the security it brings.
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
Kathleen Parker: To mock or to mentor, that is the question at Marquette University
A landmark lawsuit between the university and a suspended professor is heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
Maine test scores hold steady in latest ‘Nation’s Report Card’
Maine meets or exceeds national averages, but falls short of Northeast states' results in math and reading.
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Scores attend legislative hearing to debate merits of proficiency based diploma
Lawmakers hear testimony on bills to delay, significantly change or repeal the six-year-old law that was a key education reform of the LePage administration.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Legislative committee rejects plan to shift pre-schoolers’ special education services to districts
Citing the complexity of the proposal, the panel instead votes to set up a task force to study the issue and make a recommendation by December.
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PublishedApril 3, 2018
Author Stephen King’s foundation awards $50,000 to Portland elementary schools
The grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation will be used to support the schools' Books and Literacy Resources program.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2018
Maine Voices: Changing to proficiency-based teaching is challenging, but worth it
The traditional-based teaching model stressed 'earning' grades not knowledge of content area.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2018
Portland couple contribute $15,000 toward fund to benefit Reiche students
The Annetta Weatherhead Fund established by Catherine and Todd Alexander will be used to provide summer camp scholarships and funding for programs that benefit students with the greatest need.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Bus driver fired for racist and sexist comments wins school board seat
Just weeks after being terminated by Regional School Unit 16, Mike Downing ran as a write-in candidate on the March 2 ballot and won an open board seat with 31 votes.
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