The Bingham-based high school was ranked 175th out of 500 nationally by Newsweek for its efforts to send low-income students to college.
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Fall enrollment in UMaine System down overall, but out-of-state numbers up
Higher-tuition students now make up 30 percent of the student body at the flagship campus.
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New standardized test results for Maine public schools are in, but they reveal little
Scores were down last year, but because the Smarter Balanced test was only used once, comparisons with results from other years are largely meaningless.
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Waterville High School teachers, staff interviewed in Reiter probe
AOS 92 Superintendent Eric Haley won’t release details of the letter that officially put the high school principal on paid administrative leave Sept. 1.
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China Middle School students pedal ahead in class
Two bike desks, installed in a math classroom last year, have been a hit with students who say getting some exercise in the classroom helps them focus.
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‘Making is knowing’: How true knowledge happens when we’re engaged
At the start of each school year I find myself asking, “What is the one thing I want my students to walk away with from my classes if they learn nothing else?” Certainly, there are learning outcomes each class needs to achieve, but I often wonder what larger context my teaching might offer. This year […]
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U.S. News & World Report ranks Bowdoin No. 4 among liberal arts colleges
Bates and Colby also crack the top 25 in the annual ranking.
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Maine woman among 3 nursing students suing Colby-Sawyer College
The students, including JoAnna Densmore of New Gloucester, say the college in New Hampshire was trying to ‘thin the herd’ and unfairly failed them in a required course.
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RSU 18 organizes panel to review buildings
The committee will spend a year studying state of the Oakland-based district’s buildings and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
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Waterville principal, lawyer meet with superintendent, school attorney
High school principal Don Reiter was put on administrative leave last week pending investigations by the school and the Waterville Police Department of a situation involving an individual, according to his lawyer.