The board of trustees is moving ahead with a search for a new president at the University of Southern Maine after accepting Glenn Cummings’ request to return to the faculty.
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Waterville planners get first look at expansion proposal for Mitchell School
The Planning Board on Tuesday heard a presentation for a 5,000-square-foot kindergarten classroom addition to the George J. Mitchell School that’s intended to provide additional space for children during the pandemic.
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Portland school employee now faces federal sex crime charges
The latest charges against Benjamin Conroy are related to the same incident in the classroom at Ocean Avenue Elementary School where he worked as an education technician.
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USM Faculty Senate urges UMaine System to retain Cummings as president
Glenn Cummings says the faculty resolution is ‘very heartwarming,’ but he is comfortable with his decision to step down from the presidency into a teaching position.
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Colby College announces program aimed at budding entrepreneurs
The Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship is expected to launch next year and could increase the college’s presence in downtown Waterville.
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Three candidates vie for 2 spots in Gardiner-area school board race
Matthew Marshall and Cullen McGough are the incumbents. They are being challenged by Diane Potter, who was on the board for two terms.
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Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high
Many, but not all, first-time home-school students returned to the classroom this year for social and mental health reasons.
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Over 60 Farmington school district students walk out for ‘freedom of choice’ on COVID-19 guidelines
Students and a few parents gathered outside Mt. Blue High School to protest RSU 9’s coronavirus policies.
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Readfield-area schools officials debate remote learning options as COVID cases spike in district
The board did not come up with a solution, but will take the answers they gained with them to the Nov. 3 meeting to evaluate the situation in a couple of weeks.
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Mask mandate to remain in place for Skowhegan-area schools
The Maine School Administrative District 54 superintendent on Thursday said the mask requirement has contributed to a steep drop in the number of students who have had to quarantine.