Jill Lamontagne is working in a diner, thinking about a book and pondering her next career move.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bates prepares to welcome 2nd-largest class in its history
The Lewiston college says more students than usual accepted offers of admission, resulting in 550 students expected to arrive on campus Monday.