From Waterville to Farmington, central Maine colleges tout strong enrollment, new programs, staff additions and other features as students arrive on campus.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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St. Paul’s backers aided defense fund, documents say
The money allegedly helped graduate Owen Labrie pay for a prominent attorney.
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Latest RSU 4 budget proposal due for Sept. 6 vote in Litchfield, Sabattus, Wales
Voters in the three towns already have rebuffed two earlier budget proposals.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
‘F Bomb’ to greet UMF students as school year begins
Sculptor Jay Sawyer’s exhibit, ‘Sculpture Soup,’ the opening exhibit of the academic year at the Emery Community Arts Center in Farmington, uses repurposed materials, the alphabet and a lot of wit.
Posted inCollege Connection
Traveling through time the old-fashioned way
Time travel is trending again in pop culture, but a look through literature shows our fascination with the idea never goes out of style, Rebecca Lux Soc writes.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winslow School Board votes to close junior high school
A new building committee is also starting to meet with architects about future solutions.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules
As schools reopen, the White House’s directive on facilities in public schools has been blocked, but the ruling is unlikely to affect Maine because of the state’s Human Rights Act and a 2014 case affirming the rights of transgender individuals.
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Portland schools will try to bridge gaps with immigrant parents
A committee will seek solutions after families feeling cut off from educators ask for changes in policies.
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Messalonskee High School gets new principal, assistant principal
Former assistant principal Paula Callan becomes principal in Regional School Unit 18’s high school; Sam Dunbar, from the Mt. Blue district, fills her old position.