The students’ work, with the help of the nonprofit ReTreeUS, is expected to benefit future generations.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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UMA presidential search renewed as UMaine System seeks firm to find candidates by March
The University of Maine System used Pennsylvania-based Storbeck Search to find Michael R. Laliberte, who withdrew his position and received a large payout after disclosure of no-confidence votes from faculty members at a public university in New York.
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UNE medical school’s move to Portland will allow it to grow and train more doctors
Construction on the school’s $93 million home could begin next month, and Maine’s only medical college could make the move to Portland in 2024.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Scarborough High will reopen Wednesday after student received threatening texts
Authorities said Tuesday that a suspect has been arrested, and the threats were not credible.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
With free meals available for all students in Maine, officials say there are still hurdles to offering better food
A recent photo of a school lunch from Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond prompted controversy among parents about the quality of meals the district provides.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Republican states sue Biden administration over student loan plan
It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping debt-relief proposal laid out by President Biden in late August.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Conversation with author Machado at Colby College to kick off first Maine Lit Fest
Carmen Maria Machado, who wrote the celebrated “In the Dream House,” spoke this week ahead of the festival and weighed in on rising efforts to ban books from school libraries.
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RSU 9 bars staff participation in political activities during school hours
The district is considering an offer from the state to equip every school in RSU 9 with a mobile computer science lab.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Virginia students protest governor’s transgender policies
One policy would require a parent or guardian sign-off on names or pronouns different to what’s on the student’s official record.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
As strain on public school educators continues, Thomas College looks to provide a fix
The college has altered requirements that will allow students pursuing an education degree to work as substitute teachers and ed techs in public schools struggling to fill those positions.