Email exchanges show Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education pressing to ‘advance’ online learning in many states.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Gorham selects lone finalist for new school superintendent
Heather Perry, a superintendent in Waldo County, will be introduced at a public forum before an official hiring decision.
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Sylvester voted in as Waterville School Board chair
Sara Sylvester, 63, is an administrator at Oak Grove Center in Waterville and has been a member of the board for about 10 years.
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Windsor school group to meet Jan. 12
The Windsor Educational Foundation and Reed Fund Committee helps pay for items not covered by school budgets.
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UMA wins chamber service award
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce will give the University of Maine at Augusta, on its 50th anniversary, one of two Special Service awards at its annual ceremony.
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LePage picks adviser to be Maine’s next education commissioner
Tom Desjardins, a senior policy adviser to the governor in education and natural resources, would replace James Rier, who has been on medical leave.
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Brunswick schools hope to resolve bullying case out of court
Maine’s Human Rights Commission has voted to pursue a lawsuit claiming that Brunswick Junior High didn’t do enough about the bullying of a student over 2½ years.
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Bowdoin will waive tuition for son of slain NYPD officer
Justin Ramos, a sophomore at Bowdoin, is the son of Rafael Ramos, who was killed in his patrol car with fellow officer Wenjian Liu on Saturday.
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Nokomis tech ‘Sherpas’ offer free support worldwide
So far, students at the Newport high school have helped people in South Korea, Europe and across the U.S., and hundreds have tuned in to watch their show, the Tech Sherpa Show.
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UMF says eliminating application fee will improve college access
The Farmington college is the first in the UMaine system to formally adopt the policy of dropping application fees.