The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday involving the Biden administration’s college loan forgiveness plan.
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Farmington declared most ‘collegiest’ college town in Maine
The Washington Post declared Farmington as the most “collegiest college town” in the state of Maine due to how much the student population accounts for the town populace.
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Skowhegan planning board approves site plan for new consolidated elementary school
Project managers gave an update Tuesday on their plans for a new, consolidated elementary school at 40 Heselton St. Officials plan to go out for bid in April and break ground on the $75 million project this summer.
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Michigan State set to resume classes after fatal shootings
A school official says returning to familiarity is ‘helpful in the process of grieving,’ but also knows everyone heals at their own pace and students will be given some flexibility.
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School officials tasked with closing $6 million gap consider staff cuts, closing elementary school
Superintendent Jim Anastasio said the board will have to figure out how to close the multimillion-dollar shortfall that’s caused by necessary expenses, such as an increase in natural gas, electricity, transportation and tuition for special education.
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Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers
The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
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Amid ChatGPT outcry, some teachers are inviting AI to class
Donnie Piercey, who teaches fifth grade in Kentucky, says artificial intelligence is coming ‘whether we want it to or not.’
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Maine public school enrollment makes small rebound
The increase for a second year in a row followed years of steady decline and a significant drop at the beginning of the pandemic.
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School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state
The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.
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University of Maine at Farmington may slash most of its part-time faculty
After laying off nine members of its full-time faculty last spring, the university is eyeing a plan to eliminate ‘most adjunct faculty at the undergraduate level.’