Students in Maine’s first university-level course on unmanned aerial vehicles are learning about uses for drones in areas such as real estate, agriculture, search-and-rescue, land management and construction.
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Maine parents still in the dark about criminal checks on school employees
Delayed setup of a state online database means the public can’t see background and credentials information for school district employees before October.
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UMaine professor researching ways to slow browntail moth
Eleanor Groden is looking into how things like fungi and viruses target the moths’ caterpillars, which cause rashes and respiratory diseases.
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Third RSU 9 budget proposal heads to a vote Tuesday
If approved, the $33.6 million budget proposal would represent a 2.71 percent increase over last year.
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New Head of School begins tenure at Kents Hill
Christopher Cheney came back to Maine after spending many years at leadership institutions in South Africa and Slovakia.
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State Department of Education makes push for regionalization
School districts are participating in regional grant projects this year, as they test the options that could lead to becoming regional service centers.
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Maine still has openings for teachers, but vocational schools look at increasing student numbers
Gov. Paul LePage made the claim that vocational training was more necessary than traditional education, but career-oriented learning appears to be on the rise in Maine.
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Belgrade hearing to deal with petitions for school withdrawal, transfer station, Old Town House
The public session is set for Tuesday, and voters will see the referendum questions at the polls in November.
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Scarborough divided as voters head to 3rd vote on school budget
Campaign signs expose a deep divide and differing views on a proposed $47.1 million school budget for a school year that’s already underway.
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Commerce Department awards $1.5 million grant to support aquaculture
The grant will be used to upgrade the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine in Orono.