The district also is required to adopt stronger anti-bullying policies for Brunswick Junior High School as part of the agreement with a former student.
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UMaine System records enrollment turnaround, gets warning on graduate center
Faculty members at USM and Orono say they need more time to create a joint MBA program.
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Garden club at Augusta elementary school promotes healthy living
About 50 students at Lincoln Elementary School work on gardening and composting while learning where their food comes from.
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Spurwink awarded $20 million grant for team-teaching program
The largest grant ever received by the Portland organization will help expand efforts at high schools in Maine and in other states.
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UMA event features Bates climate change expert
One of the goals of the course Elizabeth Rush taught last year was to improve communication about climate change.
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Final count shows Maine voters passed new tax for school funding
Question 2 will add a 3 percent surcharge for the highest-earning Mainers to ensure that the state covers 55 percent of the cost of public schools.
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Commission votes to renew charters for two Maine schools
The Maine Academy of Natural Sciences in Hinckley and the Cornville Regional Charter School, the first two charter schools in the state, are renewed for five more years.
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Flier found at Bates College denounced as ‘voter suppression’ attempt
The flier falsely suggests that students would be required to register their motor vehicles and update their driver’s licenses in order to vote in the city.
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Many of Maine’s 1 percent will likely seek loopholes if voters pass school tax, economists say
Question 2 would impose a surcharge on Mainers with annual income over $200,000, who likely have the means to get top-quality financial advice.
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Two USM student senators resign positions after anti-Muslim graffiti incident
They resign after an emotional meeting of the Student Senate about the graffiti, found on a desk and wall in the student government offices.