Middle- and high-schoolers took part in Aspirations Day on Wednesday, with speakers at the school and off-campus college and business visits.
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Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results
Independent analysis of the economic impact from the college’s investments, both on campus and in the city, shows that from 2014 to 2018, the output was $1.1 billion in greater Waterville.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
ACLU sues to block suspension of Cape student at center of sexual assault controversy
Aela Mansmann was suspended after school officials said she violated the district’s bullying policy by posting a note in a bathroom saying ‘there’s a rapist in the school.’ The ACLU says her free speech rights were violated.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Portland students beautify school bathrooms after identifying them as a vulnerable space
Murals in the bathrooms at King Middle School, completed through a public art project, are reminding students of their worth and giving a message of hope in a normally vulnerable space.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Lewiston group heading to NYC for unique poverty program
The 12-member team will visit the Harlem Children’s Zone to get ideas for addressing generational poverty in Lewiston.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Central Maine schools go beyond the screen to support learning
“If we have the focus of the screen being the thing — we are doing it wrong,” said Matthew Shea, director of teaching and learning for Winthrop Public Schools, “(Devices) should be used as support and as tools, not the focus.”
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow High School adds cafeteria back into $8.1 million renovation plan
After several rounds of cuts to the project dating back to 2017, securing the cafeteria expansion is a “huge win,” said Superintendent Peter Thiboutot.
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University of Maine asks court to dismiss student’s lawsuit
The student, who is being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct, argued that the university hadn’t protected him.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Mount View High School evacuated after staff detects smell of gas
Within one minute of the initial call to Thorndike, fire departments from Freedom, Unity and Montville also responded.
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Cape Elizabeth principal defends response to allegations of sexual assault
Jeffrey Shedd sends a letter to a school community embroiled in controversy over notes alleging there is a ‘rapist in our school,’ saying the 3 students who left the notes ‘made a really bad choice.’