Jobs for Maine’s Graduates officials and Gov. Paul LePage announced Tuesday that the school would be awarded a grant by the AT&T Foundation.
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Bangor NAACP urges Skowhegan schools to drop Indian mascot, nickname
Tribal leaders say they’re ready to meet with Skowhegan school officials to explain why they should change the school’s mascot.
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Skyrocketing tuition: ‘Paying more … not getting more’
Expenses for maintaining infrastructure and administration can have an impact on the cost of higher education, but the biggest culprit remains the erosion in state funding.
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First of 3 candidates for USM presidency visits campus
Jose Sartarelli, chief global officer and dean of the business school at West Virginia University, says his top priorities would be boosting enrollment and fundraising.
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Waterline break forces Wednesday closure of Gardiner Area High School
A message from Superintendent Patricia Hopkins indicates that “an unanticipated, significant waterline break” that required immediate repair forced the closure.
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Maine’s second virtual school gets OK to open this fall
Maine Virtual Academy plans to contract with K12 Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, the nation’s largest online education company, for academic services.
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Sole finalist for Gorham schools chief ‘above the rest’
For purely selfish reasons, Unity hopes Gorham rejects Heather Perry. The vote is expected Feb. 11.
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Colby College to issue bonds for $100 million strategic initiative
Favorable interest rates will allow the Waterville school to spend on programs and capital improvements without using its $750 million endowment.
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Colby, Thomas liquor bans ease problems
The Waterville colleges banned hard liquor from student dorms several years ago and officials say issues related to serious overconsumption are down.
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UMA to make veterinary program four years
Rather than phasing out the veterinary technology associate degree, the University of Maine at Augusta will make it a bachelor’s program.