City officials and college staff members gathered to celebrate a milestone in the revitalization of downtown Waterville.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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High school athletes, officials confront national anthem protests
Players and officials willing to talk about national anthem demonstrations say there are no easy answers.
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Netflix chief executive donates $5 million to Bowdoin
Reed Hastings is a Bowdoin grad and hopes to help low-income and first-generation students.
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Maine scores appear stable in latest round of standardized testing
Math scores, however, still reflect only 39 percent of students test at grade level.
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Monmouth school meetings planned ahead of November vote
Regional School Unit 2 is proposing a $26.2 million project that will be paid for by the state.
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UMA students urged at convocation to seek truth, learn how to talk to each other
Speakers warned about how failure to communicate about important matters can incite war and other violence, and how discussing such things, while painful, can yield positive results.
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Saint Joseph’s College food institute launched with $4 million in funding
The institute is dedicated to developing Maine’s food and beverage industry and creating new educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for students.
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Group forms to challenge DeVos’ rule rollbacks
The education secretary’s actions appear favor for-profit colleges ahead of students, the former Obama officials say.
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RSU 18 Cost Sharing Committee votes to keep current formula
The panel, in an 8-7 vote Thursday night, rejected a proposal to change the formula for the five-town school district.
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Augusta’s Calumet foundation: 50 years, 1,500 students helped, more than $1 million given out
The awards to help students go on to higher education come primarily from investment returns on a fund built from donations that has reached $2.5 million.