Paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill says scientists have to honk their own horns to foster a stronger connection with the public and politicians.
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Clear winners and losers: LePage plan shakes up school funding
Maine’s nine charter schools will have increases in their state funding while Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and Portland tighten their belts to deal with sizable losses, but legislators may change the numbers.
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How Maine’s education funding system works
The way the state funds K-12 education is complex. It starts with the amount of money earmarked for schools. This year, Gov. Paul LePage is proposing $1 billion – about $20 million, or 2 percent, less than the state spent on public schools this budget cycle. That dollar figure is plugged into an “essential programs […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Gardiner high school senior preparing for state poetry finals
Gabrielle Cooper would win cash and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national championship if she wins the Poetry Out Loud Maine State Finals Monday in Waterville.
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Scarborough High team is heading for the U.S. Academic Decathlon
After winning the state meet, the students are raising money to attend the national competition in Wisconsin.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Tennessee’s Republican governor is leading the free college movement
Bill Haslam wants his state to be the first to offer free community college to nearly all adults who do not have a post-secondary degree or certificate.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Pivotal Portland councilor says she supports a smaller school renovation bond
Jill Duson is working on a plan to fund improvements at two schools in hopes the state will help pay for the work at two others.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Transgender families press DeVos on rights
The meeting comes two weeks after the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidance that instructed schools to let students use bathrooms in line with their stated gender identity.
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At Unity College farm, lamb triplets a first for barn livestock
Heritage Livestock Barn manager Meg Anderson said finding lamb triplets was ‘a real surprise,’ and they were named after national parks and monuments: Mammoth, Mojave and McKinley.
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‘Bathroom bills’ reveal right of existing in public space
Everyone deserves the right to go to school, work, and exist in public spaces, Kimberly Carter writes.