The school board approves a policy tying standards such as politeness to eligibility for sports and clubs.
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RSU 18 school board to address $3.9 million athletic complex, bringing buildings up to fire code
After a heated July meeting, the board postponed action on the project and asked the superintendent to create a five-year capital plan to encompass all facility needs.
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Portland schools to phase in plan for new grading system
The district will replace the zero-to-100 system with a 1-4 system at all middle schools this fall.
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Regional School Unit 9 voters reject the district’s second budget proposal
The district now has 45 days to prepare and present a new budget to voters
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Farmington-based RSU 9 budget defeated by narrow margin
Results in New Sharon were originally reported inversely by clerks there, but unofficial results now show that residents in the district voted to reject the district’s $33.9 million budget proposal.
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Unity College wins national grand prize in sustainability
Waste diversion, better labeling and local sourcing are key goals at ‘America’s environmental college.’
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Maine colleges embrace diversity despite reports of Trump effort to thwart affirmative action in admissions
In Maine, Colby, Bates and Bowdoin colleges all have race-based admissions policies that are among those the U.S. Supreme Court has said are constitutional.
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Justice Department will probe ‘anti-white bias’ in higher education
Trump voters believe that whites are more discriminated against than Muslims, blacks, Jews and Latinos, a survey finds.
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Portland weighs options for extra school funding from the state
Ideas for using the $2.7 million include tax relief and continuing to provide health services cut in the state budget.
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Two children at Portland day camp diagnosed with MRSA skin infections
The bacteria – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – resists antibiotics, and one of the children was hospitalized, city officials say.