Nationally, the rate increased slightly to 82 percent.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Millennials: A weaker and sheltered generation?
In the wake of calls for safe spaces for all students at universities across the country, there has been pushback about how coddled this generation is — an assertion that goes against what we’ve been taught, Kim Carter writes.
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Special education students drawn to Maine charter schools
Relatively small classes and individualized attention may account for enrollment that’s at more than twice the national rate.
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Robots take over Augusta Civic Center
Hundreds of students from around the state on Saturday descended on the Civic Center for the 16th annual robotics championship.
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State officials say Augusta is underfunding its schools
Mayor David Rollins said the state’s formula seems to be punishing Augusta for being thrifty with taxpayers’ money.
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Winslow students will spend time with inaugural poet Blanco
The Bethel resident, who read at Obama’s 2012 inauguration, will also appear at the Waterville Opera House Tuesday.
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UMF student creates initiative to reduce food waste and hunger
Catherine Dufault established a UMF chapter of the nationwide Food Recovery Network in hopes of reducing food waste on the campus and helping the hungry in Franklin County.
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Happiness comes from all kinds of giving
It turns out that whether you give a gift to someone, contribute to a kettle, or answer yes to a cashier, the simple act of giving increases your happiness and health, John McLaughlin writes.
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Gardiner high school locked down briefly Wednesday morning
No one was hurt in the incident, in which administrators sought help from police to calm a student who later was removed from the school.
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Grant tours Augusta Head Start as part of effort to end childhood hunger
Some of the children in the Sand Hill program have been homeless and all are given two healthy meals a day.