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.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education
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.
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New law aims to reduce food waste in Maine schools
The law is designed to help schools cut food waste in an effort that also will benefit shelters, food pantries, taxpayers and the environment.
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Winslow teen hikes 2,192-mile Appalachian Trail — and graduates high school in the process
Kaylin Brown, 18, finished the six-month trek Saturday, supported by friends, family and teachers from the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Maranacook Area Food Pantry helps families in ‘tenuous’ times
Supported on community donations, the Readfield school-based pantry helps students, families and anyone, no questions asked.
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Pownal Elementary School evacuated after methane detected
School officials said its septic system was to blame, and none of the gas made it into the building.