The visual and performing arts center is expected to cost about $50 million to build, and will include a 1,000-seat concert hall.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
College course to focus – mostly – on more serious side of marijuana
A class at USM’s Lewiston branch will mix sociology, science, history and law, and possibly a field trip.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
National poetry contest drops citizenship rule that Deering student challenged to get in
Allan Monga, an asylum-seeker from Zambia, was initially deemed ineligible for the national Poetry Out Loud competition and went to court over it.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Augusta school officials open to including religious holidays in calendar
The Board of Education’s policy committee is drafting a formal proposal to do so after a meeting that was attended by about 70 people.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Japanese students use virtual reality to recreate A-bomb attack
The project recreates the sights and sounds of Hiroshima before, during and after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city 73 years ago Monday.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Fairfield area school district names new superintendent
Reza Namin, who will start on Sept. 1 as superintendent of schools for School Administrative District 49, replaces longtime superintendent Dean Baker, who retired.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
For pizza money, college-bound Yarmouth teen will continue predicting the weather from away
Phenom forecaster Jack Sillin is asking for $35 a month – in total – in exchange for the daily blog posts that many Mainers rely on.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Former city councilor chosen by Republicans to run for Waterville Board of Education in Ward 7
Thursday’s caucus also chose candidates for City Council in wards 1, 5, and 7.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Students, officials break ground on construction of new Monmouth school
The new middle-elementary school is expected to open in January 2020, after the state agreed to pick up the tab for its construction.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
An effective way to reach students, texting has risks
The now-ubiquitous communication tool can cross professional borders, prompting policies in schools meant to safeguard teachers and kids alike.