education
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Stonewall Kitchen closing cooking school after 13 years
The specialty food company says it will open a Stonewall Home Store in the space at its York headquarters in the spring.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2021
Anti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school board members’ homes
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn't say when or where these would take place.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Democrats aim to dramatically reshape child care, preschool
The proposal would provide all 3- and 4-year-old children with universal access to preschool, the largest expansion of free education since high school was added about 100 years ago.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Death threats, online abuse, police protection: School board members face dark new reality
A wave of anger against elected and appointed school officials, including superintendents, is cresting nationwide.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Peter Korn retires from the furniture center he founded
After 28 years leading the woodworking school in Rockport, the master craftsman will get back to making chairs, his first love. For the school, he'll be 'a really tough act to follow.'
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PublishedOctober 11, 2021
Colby College receives $7 million gift for Maine students in need of financial aid
Students from Waterville and Bangor will be given priority for aid as part of gift from the George G. Petrikas Revocable Trust.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
Five Washington County high school girls navigate the challenges of growing up
Gigi Georges titled her new nonfiction book 'Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America.' She might have called it True Grit.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Public hearing set for Monday to discuss Richmond’s withdrawal from RSU 2
While a vast majority of voters in the last election supported the town's withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2, state rules had Richmond 300 votes short of the number needed to validate the election and allow the town to leave the district.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
With depleted roster of school bus drivers, Portland struggles to get athletes to games
The district is down 4 full-time bus drivers and 5 bus assistants, out of a transportation staff of 48.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Portland councilor and school leaders clash over race and income inequities in city’s schools
District officials agree with City Councilor Tae Chong that more needs to be done, but dispute some of his claims and say they're making progress to address disparities.
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