The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce will give the University of Maine at Augusta, on its 50th anniversary, one of two Special Service awards at its annual ceremony.
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LePage picks adviser to be Maine’s next education commissioner
Tom Desjardins, a senior policy adviser to the governor in education and natural resources, would replace James Rier, who has been on medical leave.
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Brunswick schools hope to resolve bullying case out of court
Maine’s Human Rights Commission has voted to pursue a lawsuit claiming that Brunswick Junior High didn’t do enough about the bullying of a student over 2½ years.
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Bowdoin will waive tuition for son of slain NYPD officer
Justin Ramos, a sophomore at Bowdoin, is the son of Rafael Ramos, who was killed in his patrol car with fellow officer Wenjian Liu on Saturday.
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Nokomis tech ‘Sherpas’ offer free support worldwide
So far, students at the Newport high school have helped people in South Korea, Europe and across the U.S., and hundreds have tuned in to watch their show, the Tech Sherpa Show.
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UMF says eliminating application fee will improve college access
The Farmington college is the first in the UMaine system to formally adopt the policy of dropping application fees.
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Thornton Academy cancels Friday classes because of threat
The school, which received a telephone threat early Thursday that prompted an evacuation, will start its two-week holiday break a day early.
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UMF eliminates $40 student application fee
The Farmington branch of the state university becomes the first UMaine campus to offer free applications.
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Portland teachers’ new contract increases pay, class time
Starting in the next school year, students will have a 6½-hour school day – an additional 20 minutes of class.
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Assessing the virtual school experience in Maine
The ability to tailor classwork around competing demands and other needs gives some young people – and teachers – a viable alternative when traditional education proves an imperfect fit.