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Schools and Education

Published
March 28, 2014

University of Maine announces $10 million in budget cuts

No faculty layoffs or program cuts are called for in the savings plan.
Published
March 27, 2014

Bill to stop Maine university cutbacks voted down

Lawmakers vote against the bill that would have put a 12-month moratorium on faculty, staff and program cuts in order to further study the UMaine System’s finances.
Published
March 27, 2014

$1 trillion student loan debt widens U.S. wealth gap

Roughly 37 million people in the U.S. are so saddled with student debt they may never catch up with their wealthy peers who began life after college debt-free.
Published
March 27, 2014

Gov. Deval Patrick to speak at Colby’s commencement

The Massachusetts governor will also receive an honorary degree.
Published
March 26, 2014

Crisis at USM manufactured or real? Here’s a deeper look

Critics want to use reserve funds to save USM programs. University officials say the funds are spoken for, and deny the system is top-heavy with administrators.

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Published
March 25, 2014

Maine students show decline in math, reading, writing

Only the state’s fifth-graders made gains in the New England Common Assessment Program.
Published
March 24, 2014

USM Student Senate passes resolution against budget cut decisions

The 13 Student Senate members pass a vote of no-confidence in the university administration.
Published
March 23, 2014

Prospect of bigger classes not sitting well with USM faculty, students

They say USM’s drive for fiscal efficiency will hurt academic quality and create a ‘diploma mill.’
Published
March 23, 2014

For incoming USM class, cuts aren’t on the radar

The university appeals to local college-bound scholars for other reasons, including its commutable proximity to home.
Published
March 22, 2014

Surprise: Chess popularity rising among Maine’s youth

More school teams are cropping up as young players compete for and win titles at both the state and national levels.