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Schools and Education

Published
April 30, 2019

Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville rolls out anonymous threat reporting system

Students received training on the Say Something smartphone app Tuesday. Waterville and Winslow junior high and high schools will introduce the technology at the beginning of next year.
Published
April 30, 2019

Police clear Baxter Academy of threat

The charter school in Portland alerted police to a threat, but a search with an explosives detection dog found no suspicious items.
Published
April 30, 2019

Topsham area losing 3rd school board member in less than 3 months

Matthew Drewette-Card says he is stepping down because of family and work responsibilities.
Published
April 30, 2019

Maine Senate passes bill to ban Native American school mascots

The measure, which comes after a divisive, years-long debate in Skowhegan, has now received initial approval in both chambers of the Legislature.
Published
April 29, 2019

Unity College partners with Google to offer applied computing courses

Unity College was one of 20 colleges across the country selected to participate in the program. The first course will be offered this fall and the second will be offered in spring 2020.

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Published
April 28, 2019

Students fear Bates will become ‘playground for elites,’ but college defends its cost

Students call for administrators to cancel a planned 3.4% increase in the price tag for the next academic year.
Published
April 28, 2019

After 18 years, it is Bowdoin employee’s time to graduate

Lisa Bouffard, an administrator in Bowdoin College's dining services department, will graduate in May with a double major in religion and gender and women's studies. She earned her degree by taking one class per semester for 18 years.
Published
April 26, 2019

Fairfield area school superintendent apologizes after board leadership upended

SAD 49 Superintendent Reza Namin said he failed to engage enough with students and pledged to establish new lines of communication with them following controversy over his restructuring plan.
Published
April 26, 2019

MSAD 75 teachers say budget does not raise salaries enough

The MSAD's teachers say that their salaries are out-of-line with those in neighboring districts.
Published
April 25, 2019

Fairfield area superintendent’s job to be discussed by board after calls for resignation

The SAD 49 school board vice chairman resigned from his title and the chairwoman was ousted from her leadership position following pleas from residents, students and staff and rounds of voting by the board Thursday night.