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Schools and Education

Published
August 17, 2017

LePage praises vocational training, calls teachers ‘a dime a dozen’

Gov. Paul LePage, speaking at the grand opening for Cianbro's new workforce training facility in Pittsfield, said a mentor program is more valuable than 'just teaching out of a book.'
Published
August 16, 2017

BJ’s Wholesale fills every Maine teacher’s classroom wish list

The donation of $100,000 will go for 165 classroom projects in K-12 schools across the state.
Published
August 14, 2017

New rules for high school proficiency scrutinized at Augusta hearing

Advocates for students with disabilities are concerned the new rules will make it harder for those youths to earn diplomas.
Published
August 14, 2017

Settlement near in lawsuit filed over ‘head-bagging’ incidents at Readfield school

The agreement will settle claims of Readfield parents who sued the Maranacook schools and a Readfield teacher over allegations their child was bullied.
Published
August 14, 2017

Colby College receives $475,000 from National Science Foundation for research

The research projects include studying methods to produce chemical compounds and investigating environmental changes that caused a mass extinction 252 million years ago.

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Published
August 13, 2017

Biddeford day camp meets children with autism on their terms

The city, parents and school officials join forces to offer the structure and calmness necessary to helping these youths thrive.
Published
August 12, 2017

Ohio parents’ wrongful death lawsuit tests school liability in bullying, child suicide

Their 8-year-old son hanged himself from his bunk bed with a necktie.
Published
August 11, 2017

University for displaced responds to refugee crisis

A N.H. university could expand programs to 20 more refugee camps in the Middle East and Africa by 2022.
Published
August 10, 2017

Waterville workshop gives music teachers a rockin’ new approach for kids

It's part of a pilot program to teach modern music in hopes of reaching more students.
Published
August 9, 2017

Saint Joseph’s College science students will get more financial aid

A 5-year, $647,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will go to help academically talented students at the Standish college in need of financial assistance.