The nonprofit organization formed after the closure of Augusta educational toy store hopes to open an online shop.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Brains vs. blizzards: Harvard students take on snow removal
After consulting with the university’s maintenance staff, engineering students devise a freeze-resistant doormat, an icicle cutter and a rooftop snowblower.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Feds award UMA nearly $400,000 to help low-income students
The money is expected to create two new staff positions to help support student success initiatives.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Legislative panel declines to drop Common Core standards in math, English
Members want to retain those criticized learning goals while enhancing reviews and public input. They also reject delaying new assessment tests for a year.
Posted inCollege Connection
In defense of a liberal arts education
An employer survey suggests liberal arts degrees may be better for long-term career success, John McLaughlin writes.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Plan for 2-year international high school at USM moves forward
Students from abroad would live on the Gorham campus and take existing USM courses at a cost of $36,000 per student.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan teachers tout business survey on students’ skills
Survey organizers say the idea is for high school teachers to prepare young people entering the workforce better by finding out which skills work best in which professions.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
As University of Maine System plans new graduate center, location a hot topic
Some want it on USM’s campus in Portland while others suggest downtown, but the leader of the effort, Eliot Cutler, says the ‘what’ must come before the ‘where.’
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Sugarloaf Competition Center aims to lift competition community in western Maine
Sugarloaf’s Competition Program, the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club and Carrabassett Valley Academy will use the center collaboratively to foster competition among resort users.
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New UMA President James Conneely lays out his first 100 days
Conneely hopes to spend the next several months meeting key people on and off campus to get a feel for the concerns of the faculty, the staff and students.