An instructor of courses dealing with addiction argued that medically assisted treatment is best option for dealing with addiction.
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Legislative committee rejects plan to shift pre-schoolers’ special education services to districts
Citing the complexity of the proposal, the panel instead votes to set up a task force to study the issue and make a recommendation by December.
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Former forestry professor to lead UMaine Machias
Andrew Egan had taught forestry at UMaine Orono and has been an administrator.
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Author Stephen King’s foundation awards $50,000 to Portland elementary schools
The grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation will be used to support the schools’ Books and Literacy Resources program.
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Brunswick approves 2nd phase of Bowdoin renovation project
Plans call for renovations of the college’s Whittier Field and a new 9,000-square-foot athletic center.
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth face tax increase for schools
The proposed School Administrative District 51 budget includes a 9 percent hike in insurance costs.
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The sky’s the limit as Unity College takes the reins at Sky Lodge
The Maine college known for its environmental programs sees a plethora of opportunities for students to apply what it teaches at its Moose River lodge.
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More than 200 students, teachers pack Maine Student Film & Video Conference
Documentary production, editing, sound, animation, lighting and acting were among topics offered at the Waterville workshop.
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UMaine has no plan to follow Michigan in stripping former president’s name from building
University of Michigan officials decided that a science building will no longer be named for Clarence Cook Little, an advocate of controversial topics including controlled human breeding.
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Portland school finance panel rejects most proposed budget cuts
Members take the two island elementary schools off the chopping block and end up trimming just $1.4 million in spending out of the $3.8 million in reductions under consideration.