Jennifer Allen, 54, of Winthrop received unanimous support Monday in a vote of the Waterville Board of Education.
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UMaine System trustees approve tuition, fee increases
Citing declining enrollment, inflation and other financial pressures, the board adopts a budget that will raise tuition 3% for in-state students beginning this fall. Room and board and student fees also will rise.
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Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
The firing of 2 employees at a religious school in western New York is fanning the culture wars roiling parts of the United States
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Hollywood executive booed during Boston University graduation
Scores of students turned their backs as the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery gave the school’s commencement address while striking writers picketed outside.
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Colby College graduates told to embrace failure, stay true to self
At the Waterville college’s 202nd commencement exercises Sunday morning, diplomas were presented to 543 graduates from 38 states and 35 countries.
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Luster returns to Maine Central Institute’s landmark building following $6 million renovation
The Pittsfield school has received a preservation award for the extensive work at 150-year-old Founders Hall, the oldest building on the 23-acre campus.
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Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer
Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
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Wales-based district passes school budget
Slight reduction in proposed spending plan leaves all but one article intact.
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New Sharon school hires principal from Vassalboro school
Carol Kiesman, who serves as director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment at Vassalboro Community School, was offered the position of principal at Cape Cod Hill School on Tuesday, May 9.
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Voters give preliminary approval to $29.6 million budget for Fairfield-area school district
The 2023-24 budget for Maine School Administrative District 49 now moves to a referendum, scheduled for June 13 for residents of Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield.