Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Portland school district quiet as payroll problems persist
Two days after Superintendent Xavier Botana said the issues would be corrected, some ed techs said they once again didn't receive their correct pay.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Casco Bay High School reports flu outbreak
Portland schools said nearly one-third of the high school's staff and students were unable to attend class Friday morning due to illness.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Portland ed techs to be paid correctly starting Friday, superintendent says
Xavier Botana also said ed techs would receive back pay on Friday, but the district continues to work toward solving other payroll problems affecting a range of employees.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Vermont settles religious schools tuition lawsuits
The settlement follows a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said Maine schools cannot exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Leader of new UMA presidential search pledges more transparency, but faculty remain hesitant
The search committee, lead by Roger Katz, will hold public listening sessions Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 in Bangor and Augusta, respectively, to gather feedback about what faculty, staff and community members would like to see in a president.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Supreme Court to review legality of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
The issue comes before a court skeptical of the administration's authority to impose pandemic-related relief without express approval from Congress.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
‘Limited number’ of University of Maine at Augusta grades were changed following website glitch
Officials at the state university system are continuing to investigate the error that allowed nearly 250 students to have administrative access to the university's grading system. No other campuses were impacted.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
New teacher training program offers relief from education costs, school staffing shortages
Participants work full time as education technicians, long-term substitutes or emergency/conditionally certified teachers within the program, while taking classes toward their degree.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus
The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England's health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state's only medical school.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2022
University of Maine System website glitch left grade data vulnerable
The Thursday data breach gave students at the Augusta campus the ability to change grades.
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