education
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2018
Letter to the editor: Proactive response needed in sex-related cases to send supportive message to survivors
With such an approach, it's not a choice between due process for the accused and care for victims – empathy and understanding can extend to all.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Our View: As Maine districts step up security, school resource officers should be ready for the ordinary
Students who act out often need help that law enforcement isn't trained to provide.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Another View: Later school start times help students succeed
Studies have shown that a lack of sleep not only hurts academic performance but correlates with depression and drug use.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2018
Maine Voices: A new name for USM should reflect what school aspires to be
Renaming the University of Southern Maine involves far more than mere marketing considerations.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2018
Maine Observer: Drilling for what was once unthinkable
A teacher ponders the implications during a 'code red' drill aimed at rehearsing for the day an active shooter calls.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
South Portland High recognizes grad for academic achievement – 75 years later
Although she had an elite grade point average, Mildred Marie Truland Dexter was passed over for the academic honor.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
Maine Voices: The right school culture, not academic proficiency, best prepares students for life
An atmosphere of belonging and teamwork, not competition and caution, are powerful keys to motivation and success.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Commentary: Schools must take a stand to keep cellphones from disrupting learning
Parents also should help tamp down a practice that damages their kids' future prospects and social skills.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2018
Another View: Freeport school offers lesson in how to curtail screen time
A Press Herald editorial notes the impracticality of keeping students off their digital devices – but Maine Coast Waldorf is doing it.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Justice Department backs lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging Harvard’s ‘racial balancing’
The lawsuit by Students For Fair Admission, whose president lives in Maine part-time, argues that the Ivy League school's consideration of race in its admissions policy is discriminatory.
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