The board voted against altering the minutes to reflect board action, with one member saying there was no action.
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Chamber, advocacy groups pair up to fight childhood poverty in Maine
Invest in Tomorrow intends to develop an action plan to help children, which ultimately will help the state’s workforce.
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USM tightens control of pop-up courses because of protest targeting Sen. Collins
The university responds after such a course invited students to Washington for a protest of the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Parents ask officials to protect 4 Portland schools as city looks to cut costs
Presumpscot school parents pack a meeting and turn in a petition calling for the four schools that are in line for renovations to remain open.
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Alfond Foundation’s $3.6 million grant to community colleges boosts workforce development
The grant will help expand short-term training programs to ease labor shortages in health care, information technology and other industries.
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Computer coding as child’s play at Saturday festival in Augusta
Maine Digital Festival seeks to interest, educate students in computer science and programming.
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ACLU Maine can’t intervene in lawsuit over religious-school tuition, judge rules
The case challenges a state law that bars taxpayers’ money from being used to pay for students to attend religious schools.
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Gov.-elect Mills weighs in on Skowhegan schools’ Indians nickname
Janet Mills urges the school board in a letter to consider Native Americans, who find the nickname ‘a source of pain and anguish.’
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Scarborough Middle School gets STEM grant from pharmaceutical group
Biddeford Middle School and Windham High School also will receive grants to support science, technology, engineering and math programs.
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ACLU urges Skowhegan-based SAD 54 to retire mascot
A letter urging the school district to “do the right thing” was sent to superintendent and board Chairwoman Dixie Ring.