Investing in community colleges is key if Maine intends to remedy its skilled-labor shortage.
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Ruling lets Obama-era policy on student loan forgiveness take effect
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had delayed the regulation regarding for-profit colleges that defrauded students.
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Even with incentives, Maine school districts struggling to get bus drivers on board
The steps they’ve taken to address the shortage, including bonuses and free training, have delivered only limited relief.
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Lewiston, Auburn high schools return to traditional grading
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
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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.
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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.