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Henninger takes over as principal at Brunswick High School

by elizabeth clemente The Forecaster September 3, 2018September 3, 2018

Troy Henninger, a former assistant principal at Cape Elizabeth High, comes to Brunswick after four years at Boston Latin Academy.

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Mini-sailboat’s transatlantic voyage connects Scarborough students with school in England

by juliette laaka The Forecaster September 3, 2018September 3, 2018

It arrives in England about three months after its launch, allowing second-graders in Maine to collaborate with a British school in studying world exploration and how communities evolve.

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500 new students arrive at University of Maine at Farmington

by Rachel Ohm September 3, 2018September 3, 2018

Freshmen and transfer students spent Labor Day doing orientation activities outdoors, including an 11-mile paddle down the Kennebec River.

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With state school funding drying up, Portland studying possible school closures, redistricting

by Noel K. Gallagher September 3, 2018September 3, 2018

Outside consultants and a local commission are to provide recommendations by early 2019.

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Temporary rules in place for New Hampshire’s Medicaid to Schools expansion

by HOLLY RAMER Associated Press September 1, 2018September 1, 2018

Nearly two-thirds of the state’s schools participated in the more limited program in 2017.

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Windham High offering new class on ‘adulting’

by Matt Junker Lakes Region Weekly August 31, 2018August 31, 2018

Life 101 includes lessons such as how to change a tire and basic grown-up etiquette.

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Justice Department backs lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging Harvard’s ‘racial balancing’

by MARIA DANILOVA, COLLIN BINKLEY and ERIC TUCKER associated press August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

The lawsuit by Students For Fair Admission, whose president lives in Maine part-time, argues that the Ivy League school’s consideration of race in its admissions policy is discriminatory.