The course, which included work at Messalonskee Middle School this summer, will give students experience teaching children who need extra help, while also helping fulfill the state’s literacy specialist requirements.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Charity group funded school network led by former Gov. McKernan
The Telegram finds an unusual role for a Maine-based nonprofit; critics say it may have been used to skirt financial aid rules.
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Most of EDMC’s recruited students dropped out
One expert says many ended up with ‘crippling student debt and little prospect of being able to pay it back.’
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$32.75 million RSU 9 budget narrowly passes in 10-town school district
Voters in the Mt. Blue District’s 10 towns voted 1,325-1,288 in favor of a $32,749,109 budget in the second validation vote of the summer after voters rejected an initial proposal in June.
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RSU 4 voters reject school budget proposal for second time
The school board probably will look for reductions before going back to voters, the superintendent said Wednesday.
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Second try looms for $32.75 million RSU 9 budget vote
Voters in RSU 9’s 10 towns on Thursday will take a final validation vote on the second school budget proposal of the summer.
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Plagiarism, in the news, is a Boogeyman on college campuses
High-profile cases such as Melania Trump’s convention speech highlight the many perils of lifting other people’s words, Kim Carter writes.
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Maine universities get nearly $800,000 to help low-income students
The money is part of a program that helps students graduate high school with academic support and get financial counseling for college.
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Four buildings owned by Colby to be torn down as part of downtown Waterville revitalization
The former Levine’s building and those across Main Street from it will be razed by fall, and the Hains building will undergo major renovation.
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Watervile City Council overrides mayor’s budget veto, sustains $38 million budget
At a meeting featuring lengthy discussion from residents opposed to the budget and a recent city revaluation, councilors voted 5-2 to override Mayor Nick Isgro’s veto of the municipal and school budget.