Gallup and Bates issue report calling on educators to focus on what students need to find happiness in employment.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
RSU 2 seeking volunteers to help pick a new superintendent
Several community members are being sought to join a committee, which also will include teachers and staff, to vet candidates for the position.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
In Readfield, success smells sweet as students learn to make maple syrup
Boiling sap gives Maranacook Community High School Alternative Education students a chance to learn a craft that stretches back through decades of Maine history.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine cities need local-option sales tax
Communities like Portland, which face unique demands, should be allowed to raise revenue in different ways.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Portland hires new assistant superintendent
Aaron Townsend will be the assistant superintendent for school management starting July 1.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Documentary shows how we’re dealing with ‘problem kids’ all wrong
‘The Kids We Lose’ airs Thursday night on Maine Public.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: In Maine and in Washington, student lending practices need oversight
Borrowers are getting buried by rising costs and compounding fees.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Peaks residents urge school finance committee to save island’s pre-K program
The superintendent agrees to add a $40,000 position to the proposed $117.8 million budget to continue the program.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We all should work to light the literacy flame, and keep it burning
Encourage those who struggle with reading, and foster the love of books in your own home as well.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Facing race and difference … two Maine schools at a time
Four years ago they feared each other. Today the same Lewiston and Maranacook students hope their Maine-based project goes national.