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PublishedDecember 20, 2024
USM’s older students find a new home
More than a quarter of University of Southern Maine undergraduates are older than 24, and a new center is catering to their social and academic needs.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
Senate advances Social Security Fairness Act
The bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would eliminate limits on Social Security benefits for public sector employees, including teachers and firefighters.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2024
Maine assesses options after electric bus provider seeks credit protection
Several school districts across Maine have received buses from the Quebec-based Lion Electric and have reported continuing problems with the vehicles.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2024
Federal funding helps schools hire mental health counselors
Administrators say the money is helping 'meet students where they’re at.' Whether providers will stay when the money runs out is another question.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2024
Augusta school board passes new guidelines on gender discrimination
Cony Middle and High School is named in a federal lawsuit that seeks to stop the implementation of the updated policies.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
Maine’s Child Development Services is struggling to pay its contractors on time
After significant turnover in the finance office, Maine's Department of Education says CDS has experienced 'widespread' issues with paying some of its 345 contracted providers on time.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2024
Litchfield Select Board committee finds separation from Regional School Unit 4 ‘unlikely’
Two-year feasibility examination of creating its own school district looked at costs, public support, pitfalls, legal hurdles and benefits.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2024
Longtime Gardiner-area school superintendent to step down
After nearly 15 years in the school district, Patricia Hopkins resigned from her role as superintendent at Thursday night's board meeting, effective June 30, 2025.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2024
Gardiner-area school board to explore adding health center at high school
Opponents, mostly from outside the district, have raised concerns about gender-affirming care and parental notification. But a majority of board members, as well as most members of the public who spoke Thursday, said the proposal should move forward.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2024
To improve teacher workforce, report says Maine needs better pathways
A new report from Educate Maine offers recommendations to improve educator recruitment and retention. The report is based on interviews with about 250 teachers statewide.
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