A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the new Margaret Chase Smith Community School, which MSAD 54 administrators say will allow for greater continuity in education because students no longer will have to transition from one school to another every couple of years.
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Residents in Wales, Litchfield and Sabattus reject school district budget again
Turnout and margins of vote almost identical to those for June 13 referendum.
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UMF taking advantage of summer with multiple projects
University Maine Farmington has gotten a number of projects rolling with the aim of making the campus sustainable and accommodating the residential students’ needs.
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Farmington school district tweaks policy on public comment
The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors adjusted their policy on public comment Tuesday, Aug 8, after heavily revising the policy in April of this year.
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Millions of kids missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across U.S.
Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures.
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Labor center launches with goal of teaching, protecting workers’ rights
The Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education, set to open at USM this fall, will offer free classes and workshops for community members who want to learn about labor history and how to organize and lead a union.
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Campus of former Unity College going up for sale
It follows sweeping changes for Unity Environmental University and the future use of its campus.
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Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments
ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college.
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RSU 9 seeks more host families to house international students
As the school year is right around the corner, Lisa Dalrymple, director of the international student program for RSU 9, is working hard to secure host families for the incoming students.
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Second vote set on Litchfield-based school district budget
The first vote in Regional School Unit 4 failed.