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.
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Alternative education program builds confidence, enthusiasm – and a canoe
A boat-building project melded with math, science and other lessons inspires Old Orchard Beach students who struggle in typical classes.
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Some voters to decide whether to join regional school service centers
Districts will receive extra state funding if they agree to consolidate administration and services under the LePage administration initiative.
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Maine Voices: Our young people need comprehensive, coordinated, flexible youth-centered care
We in Maine have a moral obligation to see that these youth are equipped to raise the next generation.
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Threatening message leads Oak Hill High School in Wales to cancel classes
The threat, found written on a bathroom stall, triggered a campus-wide evacuation and the decision to cancel classes Thursday.
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Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay Westbrook student lunch debts
The amount erases over half of the $17,000 that families in the district owe, the superintendent says.
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Seven Democrats see similar path toward Blaine House
The candidates mostly agree about the kind of governor Maine needs, but each hopes to emerge as the one who will get things done.
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3-D printers are the talk of the farm
At Kennebec Valley Community College, the printers show great potential for agricultural uses such as seeding, watering chickens and protecting pollinators.
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Bates College offers first glimpse of its vision for new science center
The building, a 3-three-story modern design that the school is calling ‘the beacon,’ will house biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs when it opens in 2021.
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Leaders of embattled Massachusetts college may face subpoenas
A panel of lawmakers wants answers on whether Mount Ida College tried to conceal its financial woes.