The tuition proposal, approved by the board of trustees’ finance committee Wednesday, will go to the full board May 24.
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Committee recommends moving UMaine law school to temporary location in Old Port
Dean Leigh Saufley says the current law school building is ‘literally falling apart’ and the move is necessary as the university continues planning a new building on the USM campus.
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Video: Whitefield Elementary School wins Maine DOE cooking competition
Regional School Unit 12 students beat South Portland in the final competition of the Maine Department of Education’s 2021 Farm to School Cook-off.
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Winslow Public Schools eye return to in-person learning 5 days a week this fall
Superintendent Peter Thiboutout wrote a letter to the community Wednesday outlining the district’s intention to drop its hybrid model for the next school year, regardless of whether the state alters its physical distancing guidelines for schools.
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Augusta presentations aimed at preparing for the future of its school buildings
The Augusta Public Schools are conducting virtual workshops to gain information about what the community would like to see in the district’s buildings in the future, including potential renovation of Hussey Elementary School.
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President of Kennebec Valley Community College stepping down, pursuing Ukraine scholarship
Richard Hopper will depart at the end of May, after working at the Fairfield college for the past eight years.
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Throughout pandemic, Colby College students continued civic engagement with virtual elements
The college’s civic engagement offerings were adjusted to fit pandemic protocols.
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Windsor Elementary School uses garden for lessons, skill development
With help from the community, a gazebo and concrete slabs are planned to turn the area into an outdoor classroom. Today, students sit on tree stumps as they learn.
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Waterville prepares for students to attend summer ‘camps’
The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Skowhegan school, police probe recent fight involving racist profanities
A 13-year-old has relocated with his grandmother across central Maine after an alleged altercation during April vacation that the school says “potentially involved racial bias.”