More than three dozen residents brought questions and concerns about the possible closure of T.C. Hamlin School.
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Bill, Melinda Gates turn attention to poverty and education in America
They say they’re now digging into the layers of U.S. poverty, including employment, race, housing, mental health, incarceration and substance abuse.
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Winslow panel presents junior high closing plan to Town Council
The $8.6 million proposal is a scaled-back version of a $10.33 million plan that voters rejected in November.
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Work on front lines of immigration deeply moves UMaine law students
A program that dispatches volunteers to Texas detention centers so they can offer legal aid to border crossers provides both an educational and emotional experience.
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Harvard University names 29th president
Harvard’s pick, Lawrence Bacow, was president of Tufts University for a decade. He takes over on July 1.
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Randolph to hold public hearing on school closure
The meeting Tuesday is intended to give town residents a chance to talk about the impact of relocating their elementary students to Pittston.
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Help for Puerto Rican college students worries islanders
Some educators fear that Puerto Rico’s best students won’t return from colleges in the U.S.
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Winslow school building panel to present $8.6M bond proposal to Winslow council
The committee is recommending renovation of the high school to add a wing for seventh- and eighth-grade students as well as a smaller auditorium.
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Grants fuel collaboration among Somerset County school districts
Anson-based RSU 74, Bingham and Moscow’s SAD 13 and Madison will include arts in their STEM curriculum in an ongoing program and will create an alternative program for at-risk middle-schoolers.
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Search for new RSU 9 superintendent underway
Maine School Management Association is assisting the school district and has already received inquiries for application packets.