Schools and Education
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PublishedNovember 7, 2021
Maine college enrollments drop as pandemic, job market pull students from classrooms
The decline in higher education enrollment has been particularly felt by community colleges, which are seeing a 5.9 percent drop in student numbers this fall.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2021
Lewiston Middle School to be remote until at least Wednesday
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases among school employees, the middle school will not have enough staff to teach in person.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
USM faculty raise concerns with chancellor about university’s independence
The faculty and staff fear that unified accreditation may lead to less independence for USM, though Chancellor Dannel Malloy says it will allow for collaboration and let the UMaine System's campuses retain control of budgets and other decisions.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
Saco schools reach agreement with feds on student restraint, seclusion
The agreement calls on the district to find ways to reduce involvement of a school resource officer in instances of misconduct that could be handled by school personnel.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Faced with rising COVID-19 cases, Lewiston superintendent asks parents for help
On Thursday, Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote that several schools were nearly closed this week due to staffing shortages.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
UMaine reports record enrollment driven by graduate and out-of-state students
The flagship campus in Orono has 11,989 students this fall, an increase of 2.1% that stands in contrast to national trends.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Superintendent for Windham and Raymond wins top state honor
Christopher Howell has been named the 2022 Superintendent of the Year by the Maine School Superintendent's Association.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Majority of Richmond voters in favor of starting withdrawal process again
The town completed the process and voted to leave, but did not have enough votes to validate it.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Lack of permits leads to extra costs and delays for Portland school renovation projects
The projects at Reiche, Presumpscot and Longfellow elementary schools are facing an additional $1.4 million in costs due to permitting delays.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Augusta teachers exhausted by pandemic-era instruction as student problems spike
Cony Middle and High School teachers say the first two months of the 2021-22 school have brought "extreme exhaustion and stress."
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