New graduate Xavier Hodge, who is excited and nervous for the rest of his life, says his high school years taught him about balance, life and death and what he wants to do with his life.
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Skowhegan Area High School, Bloomfield Academy graduates hailed for resiliency
The 116 members of the class of 2022 receive diplomas Sunday afternoon at school’s football field.
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National culture wars come to Maine school districts
Districts feel the heat after the Maine Republican Party advocates for a ban on critical race theory and discussion of gender in public school classrooms.
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Richmond High School sends off 30 graduates
Richmond High School students, educated during the COVID-19 pandemic, bid farewell to their school and friends as Alyssa Letendre, the class valedictorian, urges them to pursue an end to gun violence
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Kents Hill graduates urged to see how far they have come
At Kents Hill School’s commencement Saturday, 49 students from around central Maine and around the world prepared to move on from their school in Readfield to take their next steps in the world.
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Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
Already expected to be guidance counselors, social workers, surrogate parents and more to their students, teachers are sometimes called on to be protectors, too.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine now offering free community college for recent grads
The Maine Legislature approved a plan backed by Gov. Janet Mills to provide free community college to students who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fairfield-area school board reviews funding plan for new school construction project
The Maine School Administrative District 49 board of directors on Thursday were told the state would cover at least 94% of the cost to build a consolidated elementary school on Neck Road in Benton adjacent to Benton Elementary School.
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Gov. Janet Mills announces $12.3 million expansion of statewide apprenticeship programs
Young adults are offered the opportunity to learn a skill or trade through paid, on-the-job training combined with classroom instruction.
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Spruce Mountain student charged with terrorizing Friday after threatening note found
The student at the middle school in Jay was placed under house arrest with a guardian.