Students from the neighboring states make up a significant portion of the student body.
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As Maine schools grow more diverse, we need to talk
Kids and educators alike acknowledge the power of conversation – celebrating what makes students different as well as what we all have in common – to make schools feel safe and welcoming to all.
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Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing
The first study of its kind reveals ‘wide variation’ in school resource officer programs across the state, as the number of officers grows.
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People ‘alarmed’ by discovery of bullets at Mt. Ararat High School
In a letter sent to parents, Principal Donna Brunette says that there are many questions about the ammunition that was found in the school.
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Cape Elizabeth students fault school system’s handling of sexual assault allegations
Administrators respond to claims that there is a rapist in the high school, a few months after students confronted the school board about the handling of sexual assault reports.
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Tensions still high as Skowhegan school board moves beyond mascot
The board on Thursday night discussed how the selection process will go for picking a new mascot and will give both students and community members a seat at the table.
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Maine community colleges increase enrollment, bucking nationwide trend
Among its strategies to reach prospective students, the system has switched to communicating by text message rather than email.
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UMaine system to cover tuition for more than 1,200 students
Students will be chosen based on more than one metric and would first have to apply for financial aid.
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Fairfield area school district welcomes new interim assistant superintendent
Patricia Watts, a graduate of the University of Maine Orono, has held the positions of a teacher, principal, elementary supervisor, assistant superintendent and curriculum coordinator for Augusta, Lincolnville, RSU 12, SAD 49, Topsfield and Wiscassett.
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Federal judge rules against lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging affirmative action at Harvard
The 2014 lawsuit filed by a part-time Maine resident alleged that Harvard holds Asian American applicants to a higher standard than students of other races.