Side x Side will expand the program it started in Portland elementary schools to include schools in Lewiston.
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Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine
The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
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Advocates stump for passage of Maine bond to reduce shortage of nurses
Question 4, the $49 million education bond on the November ballot, includes $12 million for nursing programs and training facilities.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Head of Rockland area schools named Maine Superintendent of the Year
John McDonald, who heads RSU 13, responds with praise for his administrators, teachers, staff and the district’s communities, which include Rockland, Thomaston, Owls Head, South Thomaston and Cushing.
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Diddy puts $1 million toward new charter school in the Bronx
The rapper is a longtime education advocate.
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Two seek Randolph seat on Gardiner-area school board
Elissa Tracey is challenging incumbent Nancy Fortier-Brown for the three-year term on the SAD 11 board.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Western Avenue deemed too dangerous for Augusta schools’ only crossing guard
Speeding, texting drivers are not stopping for crosswalk used by elementary school students.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Overall enrollment in UMaine System rebounds following last year’s decline
Financial incentives and new programs are among the lures that increased the numbers of both in-state and out-of-state students, officials say.
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Winthrop school officials considering district consolidation choices
The chairwoman of the School Committee stressed the need for more research before any proposals can be made.
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Maine Voices: Statewide project aims to explode myths, tell rich stories of immigration
At a time when migration is seen as a threat, 70 community partners hope to raise public awareness in Maine about those ‘from away’ who share a love of America.