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Schools and Education

Published
November 17, 2014

Students disrupt University of Maine System trustees meeting

About 100 student protesters shout down the board chairman, demanding the trustees stop the budget cuts at the University of Southern Maine.
Published
November 17, 2014

Trustees look at worst-case scenario for Maine university finances

The seven-campus system needs a drastic change in current trends to head off a deficit that could reach $90 million in 2020, according to a new five-year projection.
Published
November 17, 2014

Making USM ‘metropolitan’ can’t be done ‘on the cheap’

The head of the steering committee charged with creating a strategy says it would cost about $900,000 per year.
Published
November 16, 2014

Program to speed progress to counseling careers

An accelerated bachelor's and master's program offered by UMaine Farmington and USM will cut time and costs.
Published
November 15, 2014

Albright, Shields pay tribute to Muskie’s legacy

The former staffers of the late senator join hundreds during the Muskie Centennial Celebration at USM in Portland.

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Published
November 15, 2014

UMaine System trustees to review plan for Portland-based graduate center

A Boston-based consulting firm will present its proposal to combine programs and house them in Portland.
Published
November 13, 2014

USM to combine 15 departments into new Student Services Division

The reorganization should help the university keep students and cut costs, officials say.
Published
November 13, 2014

Panel gives initial approval for Maine’s second virtual charter school, will begin contract talks

The 6-1 vote comes after a two-year process that led to added requirements for the online school and K12 Inc., a for-profit educational services provider.
Published
November 13, 2014

Maryland schools cut mention of religious holidays from calendar

A major school district grants Muslim Eid holy days off without naming the holiday on the calendar.
Published
November 12, 2014

Maine still ranks high in student loan debt

Graduating seniors from Maine's public and private nonprofit colleges in 2013 had an average of $29,934 in debt, exceeding the national average of $28,400.