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With the rise of legal weed, drug education moves from ‘don’t’ to ‘delay’

by Carrie Feibel June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

New programs focus on decision making and emphasize the facts, unlike the ‘Just Say No’ days of the ’80s.

Grade point averages have soared in Maine and the nation, skewing a measure of academic performance assessed by college officials.

The districts based in Kennebunk and Waterboro aim to have the ‘Say Something’ anonymous reporting system running when school starts in the fall.

Bill Webster suspends water activities and launches a review of the district’s policies a day after Rayan Issa, 13, died on a field trip.

A boat-building project melded with math, science and other lessons inspires Old Orchard Beach students who struggle in typical classes.

Districts will receive extra state funding if they agree to consolidate administration and services under the LePage administration initiative.

by GEORGE J. MITCHELL AND TONY CIPOLLONE May 25, 2018June 1, 2018

We in Maine have a moral obligation to see that these youth are equipped to raise the next generation.

The threat, found written on a bathroom stall, triggered a campus-wide evacuation and the decision to cancel classes Thursday.

The amount erases over half of the $17,000 that families in the district owe, the superintendent says.

The candidates mostly agree about the kind of governor Maine needs, but each hopes to emerge as the one who will get things done.