Schools and Education
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun
Local and state police had responded to a report of someone with a gun at St. John's Prep at about 2 p.m. Monday, and the sound of the gunshot 'elevated the situation,' police said.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
UMaine System trustees approve tuition, fee increases
Citing declining enrollment, inflation and other financial pressures, the board adopts a budget that will raise tuition 3% for in-state students beginning this fall. Room and board and student fees also will rise.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
The firing of 2 employees at a religious school in western New York is fanning the culture wars roiling parts of the United States
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Portland schools struggle to enroll students amid influx of asylum seekers
The city school district has enrolled over 800 students whose primary language is not English this school year – about twice the rate of the previous year.
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
Hollywood executive booed during Boston University graduation
Scores of students turned their backs as the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery gave the school’s commencement address while striking writers picketed outside.
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
Colby College graduates told to embrace failure, stay true to self
At the Waterville college's 202nd commencement exercises Sunday morning, diplomas were presented to 543 graduates from 38 states and 35 countries.
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
Luster returns to Maine Central Institute’s landmark building following $6 million renovation
The Pittsfield school has received a preservation award for the extensive work at 150-year-old Founders Hall, the oldest building on the 23-acre campus.
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PublishedMay 20, 2023
College is remade as tech majors surge and humanities dwindle
Cap-and-gown roll calls for computer science and other technology-centered disciplines are becoming ever lengthier, and for the humanities, ever shorter.
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PublishedMay 20, 2023
Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer
Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
A professor falsely accused his class of using ChatGPT. Their diplomas are in jeopardy.
A Texas A&M instructor falsely accused students of using ChatGPT to write essays, putting them at risk of failing.
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