Regional School Unit 9 board of directors, as well as administration, are preparing themselves for the upcoming school year and the potential of assignments completely written by AI programs like ChatGPT.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Farmington school still has room for head start
Community Concepts’ Head Start programs in Franklin County are bouncing back from COVID-19 and still have room for more kids.
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UMF welcomes new and current students
With summer break winding down, the University of Maine Farmington welcomed new and current students back to campus Friday, Aug. 25, as the residence halls started to fill up.
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MSAD 49 works to secure permits as officials prepare to begin construction of new school in January
The Fairfield-based school district hopes to have state approval in November on the design plans for the $45.6 million consolidated elementary school.
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Pittston officials voice concerns about road commissioner as town is set to spend thousands on paving
Poor construction work directed by Road Commissioner Sam Snow and low-quality materials caused premature breakage on Jewett Road that could cost millions to fix, engineers said.
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Enrollment rises 18% at Maine community colleges
The state’s free tuition program boosts enrollment for a second straight year.
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UNE and MaineHealth team up on effort to improve care for chronic pain
The University of New England and the state’s largest hospital network will create a registry to aid in research that could lead to enhanced medical care.
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Free consultancy work of failed UMA president raises questions about university payout deal
Maine’s state university system officials say Michael Laliberte is meeting the requirements of a settlement that has netted him nearly $300,000, but they refuse to provide proof.
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Livermore Falls area schools have several staff openings to start school year
Transportation/maintenance and special education have the most positions open as of Aug. 24.
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University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.