Studies show public health benefits to starting later, but technical center students and athletes are worried about the possible changes.
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With solar projects trending up in recent years, many worry new regulations may impede future growth
Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield is ramping up efforts to train solar workers even as industry growth in Maine lags behind other Northeast states.
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Last year’s report card just now arriving for Maine school districts
The detailed results of standardized tests for grades 3-8 that debuted last year are only just now coming in – as schools are beginning to administer them again.
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Some central Maine schools miss out on regional grant opportunities from state
The Maine Department of Education recently awarded nearly $3 million in grant money to seven collaborative applications from schools around the state, but proposals from Good Will-Hinckley and others were not accepted.
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Husson University gets $4 million gift from Harold Alfond Foundation
Funds will be used for a new business college building in Bangor.
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Winthrop school superintendent ‘concerned’ after Town Council asks for cuts
The council will be drafting next year’s budget with one seat empty after a member resigned this week.
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When reality hits home economics, a school tradition fades away
Despite a legislative effort to make the classes mandatory, the bill’s passage remains unlikely, suggesting that the teaching of life skills could soon end up extinct.
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U.S. ambassador to Somalia answers students’ questions at Deering High School
Stephen Schwartz largely skirts questions about President Trump’s travel ban from Somalia and five other countries as he begins a trip to Somali communities in Portland, Lewiston and around the country.
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Legislative panel endorses watered-down school start-time bill
The measure recommends, but does not require, Maine school districts to enact later start times for high school students.
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RSU 18 school board discusses what to do with potential extra state revenue
Some members called for putting the money into the undesignated fund balance; others were open to hiring additional staff members or returning money to taxpayers.