The schools had switched to proficiency-based grading on a scale of 1 to 4, but parents complained.
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New Sanford High School – the priciest yet – due to open Wednesday
The $100 million school replaces an overcrowded building that was nearly 50 years old.
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Site work for new Bath high school underway
Construction the $74 million school for students from Bath, Arrowsic, Woolwich and Phippsburg is slated to begin in March and finish by the fall of 2020.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Teachers’ group sues student loan servicer Navient
The American Federation of Teachers says Navient failed to guide borrowers through a loan forgiveness program.
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Three Maine schools named ‘Blue Ribbon’ schools for academic progress
Frenchville, Yarmouth and Falmouth schools are honored by the U.S. Department of Education.
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The Maine Millennial: Sexual assault is like a cancer
There are things we try to do to prevent it from striking us, but it all comes down to luck.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Upgrade USM’s name to the University of Maine at Portland
The sooner this happens, the better it will be for students, graduates, faculty, employers and the community.
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Lewiston School Committee OKs first reading of sweeping changes to field trip policy
The stricter rules are in response to the drowning death of Rayan Issa during a school outing to Range Pond State Park in June.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges
James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.
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U.S. college students spend more time working paid jobs than studying
A new survey shows that the vast majority of American college students work paid jobs while they are enrolled, at the expense of the traditional academic experience.