From costs, to how care is provided, from our educational efforts, to who provides primary care, to reducing use of unnecessary technology and medications, the time is coming when we will shift toward a sustainable health care model, Carey Clark writes.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Panel backs bill that would give Maine residents a break on student loans
The measure would offer interest-free loans to those who study STEM courses and go on to work in a related job in Maine.
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Augusta students urged to read for fun, future success at school’s first read-a-thon
Local volunteer readers, including city officials and business owners, stressed the importance of reading Tuesday at Hussey Elementary School.
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Madison to seek help from lawmakers to pay for education
Officials from the town of Madison and school district will meet with state lawmakers in Augusta Tuesday to discuss the possibility of state aid for education after the closure of Madison Paper Industries.
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MCI to compete at New England Drama Festival
Pittsfield school, runner-up in the Class B state finals, will compete in the New England festival after winner Lisbon High School opted out.
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Waterville Senior High School moves to gender-neutral graduation gowns
Members of the senior class voted Thursday to approve a change that eliminates different color gowns for girls and boys, instead everyone will wear purple.
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With spike in applications, University of Maine starts wait list
In the wake of a marketing campaign, the university in Orono has received 14,205 applications for admission this fall, a 17 percent increase over last year.
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Madison superintendent quits; resignation effective June 30
Todd LeRoy said the issue is ‘leadership style’ at School Administrative District 59 and not related to the Madison Paper Industries mill closing, slated for May.
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Education, shared missions open up opportunities
Partnerships among organizations with shared educational missions are crucial to offer new high quality education to many different groups of people in Maine, Greg Fahy writes.
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Augusta parents say suspension from school, athletics for smoking too severe, ineffective
School policy now requires the same discipline for cigarette smoking as for heroin use.