The losses could include at least $8.3 million in indirect costs for federal grants, as well as a half-dozen programs that could be cut or eliminated.
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Record-breaking heat sends younger schoolchildren home early in Augusta
The temperature reached 91 on Monday, with ‘very warm and increasingly humid air’ in the region, according to the National Weather Service.
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Skepticism, other hurdles complicate switch to proficiency-based learning
Some schools are struggling to make the transition, threatening the ultimate goal of having a diploma from anywhere in Maine that marks a student’s mastery of the same standards.
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For Cony High seniors, graduation is a time to reflect
The Class of 2017’s celebrated the achievement of its 124 graduates at the Augusta Civic Center on Sunday.
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Maranacook Community High School sends 92 students on their way
Class Speaker Mark Wicks urges students to commit to set the bar for their lives, then set it a little higher.
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Monmouth Academy, community send 50 seniors into the world
Among them was the principal’s son Avery Amero.
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Skowhegan graduates urged to be ‘big, burly guy’ knitting on the subway
At commencement ceremonies Sunday, former students told to have guts to follow their passion.
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Winthrop High School graduates excited for next chapter, whether studying, volunteering in India or entering army
About 60 seniors graduated on Sunday afternoon.
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Mount View High School graduates just under 100 students
Graduation speakers talked about the old and new journeys that sit at the crossroads of the ceremony.
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Shakespeare scholar will hold UMaine position named for Stephen King
Caroline Bicks, who teaches English at Boston College, is a New York City native who grew up spending her summers in Castine.