Sterling Kozlowski was on the board of the foundation supporting Maine’s community college system, and a staunch supporter of its mission.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Professor’s win in appeals court lets her proceed with lawsuit against UNE
Her complaint that the school retaliated after she reported alleged sexual harassment by her department chairman is returned to a lower court, where it could go to trial.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Students from Hong Kong experience Maine at UMF
A new summer program combines the exploration of Maine with English-language classes at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics, Schools and Education
Director of Skowhegan’s center for disabled children seeks OK to carry gun
Jeff Johnson, of the Children’s Center, wants approval to have a gun to protect the mostly nonverbal, autistic children and others who require special education and cannot understand verbal instructions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
North Yarmouth Academy buildings sold for more than $1 million
The buyer will redevelop two Main Street properties into a condominium complex, and plans to begin selling the 12 units in the summer of 2019.
Posted inArt, Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
University of Southern Maine receives $1 million gift to design Center for the Arts
The visual and performing arts center is expected to cost about $50 million to build, and will include a 1,000-seat concert hall.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
College course to focus – mostly – on more serious side of marijuana
A class at USM’s Lewiston branch will mix sociology, science, history and law, and possibly a field trip.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
National poetry contest drops citizenship rule that Deering student challenged to get in
Allan Monga, an asylum-seeker from Zambia, was initially deemed ineligible for the national Poetry Out Loud competition and went to court over it.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Augusta school officials open to including religious holidays in calendar
The Board of Education’s policy committee is drafting a formal proposal to do so after a meeting that was attended by about 70 people.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Japanese students use virtual reality to recreate A-bomb attack
The project recreates the sights and sounds of Hiroshima before, during and after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city 73 years ago Monday.