Schools and Education

Published
December 12, 2014

UMaine Machias names interim president

Dr. Joyce B. Hedlund, who previously served as president of Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor and Washington County Community College in Calais, will replace retiring president Cynthia Huggins.
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December 12, 2014

Author, age 9, of Thorndike takes published book on tour to Farmington

With her first published book, Lydia Schofield says the "Bendy Wendy" story started with rhyming games.
Published
December 11, 2014

Report says students don’t know their debt load

Inaccurately estimating college borrowing levels leads to fear and surprise when loans come due.
Published
December 10, 2014

Protest poster ordered removed at Lewiston High School may go back on wall

The superintendent expects to permit the racial justice message that students created to start a dialogue on national events.
Published
December 10, 2014

Maine to receive $3.5 million to expand access to preschool

It is one of 18 states receiving a total of $226 million in a program announced by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Published
December 10, 2014

Lewiston students try to raise their voices, but protest interrupted

A poster inscribed with #blacklivesmatter – echoing a national movement to talk about race and justice – is ordered removed at Lewiston High School.
Published
December 8, 2014

NAACP, Portland superintendent expected to address Deering football incident

Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk was to meet Monday with the president of the NAACP Portland chapter, but the two issued no statement.
Published
December 8, 2014

Smaller gap seen in graduation rates for bowl-bound college teams

The average rate for black football players at bowl schools is 67 percent, compared with 85 percent for whites – the smallest disparity in the study's history.
Published
December 7, 2014

The Mack family: Financial aid, loans and home equity credit pay for college

Parents often play a major role in the process of choosing and paying for a student’s college education. Portland resident Laurie Mack and her husband are going through that process for the second time in three years. Their daughter, Samantha, is a sophomore at Simmons College in Boston, and their son, James, is a senior […]
Published
December 7, 2014

Amy Meuchel: Navy veteran who hopes to work with fellow members of the military

When reductions in defense spending forced the U.S. military to downsize three years ago, Amy Meuchel had to rethink her career. “With the cutbacks in 2011, I was unable to re-enlist,” said Meuchel, a Standish resident and 12-year Navy veteran. Fortunately, the Navy gave her a precious parting gift: a promise to pay for her […]

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