Schools and Education
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Colby College professor studying how wildfire smoke fuels climate change
Assistant chemistry professor Greg Drozd says it's clear there is a feedback loop – climate change leading to more wildfires and wildfires leading to more warming – and is trying to determine the magnitude of the effect.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
After mold remediation, Talbot School will resume classes Friday
But the Riverton Branch of the Portland Public Library, which shares the building, will remain closed until it can be tested and treated.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
Three state libraries announces this summer that they're leaving the American Library Association and nine other states are demanding similar action.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
A new year and a new school for Presumpscot teachers and students
Principal Angela Taylor says the renovations at the Portland elementary school, paid for with part of the $64 million bond passed by voters in 2017, have given the community 'a space that is created with children in mind.'
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Portland schools continue work to bolster finance department
The work follows problems last year, when hundreds of employees were not paid on time.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
USM tapped to develop ethics training in age of artificial intelligence
The University of Southern Maine has received a federal grant to develop an ethics training program for scientists, engineers and students.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Colby College finding purpose for Midcoast islands once home to the Wyeths
The Waterville college is working to expand its programming on Allen and Benner islands, which have hosted resident student fellows and other visitors since Colby purchased them last year.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2023
Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help
An analysis of last year’s test scores found the average student would need the equivalent of 4.1 additional months of instruction to catch up to pre-COVID reading levels.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2023
A new sculpture winds through College of the Atlantic
The installation by British artist Andy Goldsworthy comprises 250 curbstones that form a 1,000-foot path from the entrance of the Bar Harbor campus to Frenchman Bay.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
Florida school vouchers can pay for TVs, kayaks and theme parks. Is that OK?
Supporters of the expansion don’t consider the program as wasting taxpayer money. They see it as allowing families to customize education according to their children’s interests.
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