A man who drove a bus for the SAD 15 school district in Gray and New Gloucester is accused of striking a student while on a trip to Saco.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Kennebunk teacher acquitted of sex charges with student speaks out
Jill Lamontagne is working in a diner, thinking about a book and pondering her next career move.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System considers partnership in possible health care analytics institute
The proposal by tech investor David Roux would create a center for the prevention, diagnosis, cure and management of health in Portland.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
South Portland High recognizes grad for academic achievement – 75 years later
Although she had an elite grade point average, Mildred Marie Truland Dexter was passed over for the academic honor.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The right school culture, not academic proficiency, best prepares students for life
An atmosphere of belonging and teamwork, not competition and caution, are powerful keys to motivation and success.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Freeport school offers lesson in how to curtail screen time
A Press Herald editorial notes the impracticality of keeping students off their digital devices – but Maine Coast Waldorf is doing it.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Justice Department backs lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging Harvard’s ‘racial balancing’
The lawsuit by Students For Fair Admission, whose president lives in Maine part-time, argues that the Ivy League school’s consideration of race in its admissions policy is discriminatory.
Posted inBusiness, Maine colleges, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education, Sports
More universities are aggressively moving to protect their brands
It takes the form of legal threats to companies sometimes on the other side of the country.
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Teen farmhands learn lessons of grit, teamwork and, of course, how food is grown
They’re spending the summer on Maine farms picking blueberries, cucumbers, strawberries and more.
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At back to school time, a mother takes a 360-look at sustainable lunches
In the yes column, a lunch sack, a Thermos and leftovers.