Lockdown drills won’t save children from bullets any more than the ‘duck and cover’ drills of the 1950s would have saved them from nuclear war.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Nevada casino hotel to serve as college dorm
University of Nevada, Reno, officials have leased a downtown tower for a year after a July gas explosion shut down two residence halls.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Virtual charter schools didn’t live up to the hype
What was supposed to be a transformative education model is struggling to meet minimum standards.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Racism at Edward Little highlighted in The Boston Globe
Auburn officials say racial issues at high school deserve more attention but insist the city’s high school is typical in the problems it faces.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Bates College receives its largest-ever federal grant
Nearly $4 million from the National Science Foundation will allow the college to create a new database of video images useful for research on artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop voters approve $12.1 million school budget on second try
Residents turned down the school during June 11 validation referendum.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center offering firefighter training for high schoolers
Students who complete the program will be able to volunteer with local departments, at a time when ranks are dwindling and the average age of firefighters is climbing.
Posted inLocal & State
Yarmouth planning board expected to approve school plans
Final approval for the elementary and middle school projects is expected at the board’s Aug. 14 meeting.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Student progress is stalled by shortage of social workers
Poverty, hunger and family trauma will interfere with a child’s education if they are not addressed.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Credit sought for Maine students who study abroad
Maine has no uniform system to award school credits to students who study overseas. A Maranacook student fresh off a year of studying in Germany, and her teacher, want to change that.