Schools and Education
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
U.S. forgiving more federal student loans that are ‘unsustainable debt’
In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Record number of students flock to programs at Central Maine Community College
CMCC has increased its early fall enrollment this year by 26% compared to last year, according to data on Maine’s Community Colleges website.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Borrowers reassess their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause
Not yet clear is how millions of people suddenly having less discretionary income might affect the economy.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2023
804,000 long-term borrowers see student loans forgiven before payments resume
Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
UMaine Augusta and Maine Department of Labor to launch cybersecurity apprenticeship program
Maine would need to increase its number of cybersecurity professionals by 63% just to fill the number of current open positions.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Lewiston superintendent: Longley School vandalism expected to cost $40,000
Superintendent Jake Langlais said seven juveniles, all related, were seen on video.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
While surveys show parents approve overall, support wanes among those with younger children.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
UMaine wants to lure people back to school to finish college degrees
The University of Maine System is offering new financial incentives that it hopes will attract some of the more than 280,000 Maine residents with partially completed degrees.
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