Violist Hye Min Choi, 36, occasionally performs with the Colby Symphony Orchestra in Waterville, when she is not teaching at Boston University School of Music.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Review will help state decide whether to shift child special education services
A bill introduced this year makes local school districts responsible for providing for 3- to 5-year-olds.
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USM shows its plan to house hundreds in first dorm on Portland campus
The proposal includes a mix of single rooms and studio and 2-bedroom apartments for upperclassmen, graduate and law students.
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Madison High hosts annual Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner
About 300 meals were served last Thursday with the help of local communities, faculty and students.
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New name for USM doesn’t make the grade with some students
Calling it the University of Maine at Portland is misleading, say most of roughly 20 students interviewed, and the $1.2 million needed to make the change could be spent in better ways.
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Maine Children’s Home seeks donations for Christmas, adds to development staff
The Christmas program will provide 1,700 children from low-income families with new clothing and toys — the only program of its kind to do so in the state — but help is needed. Elizabeth Barron will lead the nonprofit’s development team.
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Students use Legos in efforts to better their communities
For middle school students competing at the First Lego League Western Maine Qualifier in Jay Saturday, it was all about finding ways to improve public spaces.
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Skowhegan area school board establishes nickname-selection protocol
The board will be discussing the timeline for the protocol in which students have a significant say at the Dec. 5 meeting.
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Colby’s Dare Northward Campaign hits $500 million mark
Contributions have come from more than 20,000 donors and have already had a tremendous impact on students, faculty, staff and community members, according to the college.
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Lawmakers from Windham come out against name change for USM
Three legislators argue that renaming it the University of Maine at Portland – which would cost more than $1 million – ‘undermines the regional nature of the school.’ The change is subject to legislative approval.