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Student loan recipients go on repayment strike, face default

by KIMBERLY HEFLING The Associated Press March 31, 2015February 20, 2018

The ‘Corinthian 100’ refuse to repay loans they took to attend for-profit colleges operated by now-defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc., saying the Department of Education should have done a better job regulating the schools.

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Business leaders applaud selection of Cutler for UMaine System post

by Whit Richardson March 26, 2015February 20, 2018

But faculty members at the University of Southern Maine remain skeptical about his overseeing a graduate business and law center.

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Augusta school board OKs $27.9 million budget

by Keith Edwards March 25, 2015

A reduction of $177,000 in anticipated insurance costs allowed the board to restore some staff positions and other expenses that it had cut from the budget previously.

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Maranacook students take part in Operation Breaking Stereotypes program

by Craig Crosby March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

The teens from Readfield, Manchester and other local communities say they learned about other faiths and cultures from around the world.

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Former candidate Eliot Cutler to lead creation of UMaine System graduate school

by Whit Richardson March 25, 2015February 20, 2018

Plans for the Alfond Professional and Graduate Center call for combining law and business programs on the USM campus in Portland.

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Maine plans to offer interest-free loans to draw more science and technology students

by Noel K. Gallagher March 24, 2015February 20, 2018

The legislation, which is still being drafted, seeks to give graduates an incentive to work in STEM fields in Maine, filling a growing need.

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Maine lawmakers want to add money to K-12 budget

by Noel K. Gallagher March 23, 2015February 20, 2018

The Appropriations Committee will consider the Education Committee’s recommendation next week.

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Prize-winning Maine teacher returns to school and a celebration

by staff report March 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, is feted at the school after winning the Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize.