education
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Our View: Don’t allow anti-vaccination Mainers to keep putting other people’s kids at risk
Under a new bill, parents would still have the right to refuse shots for their children – but not the right to send them to school.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Commentary: Admissions scandal shines spotlight on the privilege of wealth
It's not minority kids who are taking undeserved spaces in college. It's those who got in through affirmative action for the rich.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Scandal lays bare stress of elite college admissions process
Officials say parents have spent anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million to guarantee their children's admission.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Gina Barreca: After ‘Operation Varsity Blues,’ the Sopranos seem like amateurs
After palms are greased to get kids into college, who will have to be bribed to ensure they graduate?
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Maine Voices: Temperatures are rising, and so are our youth
In 4 Maine communities and worldwide, a strike Friday will challenge inaction on climate change.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Maine students, parents outraged over college admissions scandal
While many understood that the process favored wealthier students, few realized the extent to which the playing field was tilted in the alleged multimillion-dollar scheme.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Bill to set $40,000 minimum salary for teachers endorsed by divided committee
Majority Democrats on the Legislature's education committee support the measure, which would raise the base wage to $40,000 and taper state funding over three years.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
The View From Here: There’s not much room for compromise between the parties anymore
Even in 'odd' years, powerful political forces drive elected officials away from common ground.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Our View: Skowhegan-area school board right to retire nickname
Regardless of anyone's intent, the sports teams' name was offensive and hurtful and had to go.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Old Scarborough schoolhouse targeted for restoration, renewed community importance
Built before 1854, the Beech Ridge School once was a neighborhood center for families who lived in the more rural, western section of Scarborough.
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