But lawmakers on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee offer a compromise that could be considered in the House or Senate.
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Maine School of Science and Mathematics ranked nation’s 19th-best high school
U.S. News & World Report also ranks the Limestone school 10th-best for STEM education.
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Bill Nemitz: Scholarships awarded at birth mean no child left in a bind
The Alfond Scholarship Foundation for the past four years has invested in each child born in Maine, no questions asked.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
LePage envisions ‘about a dozen’ superintendents, total, for schools statewide
He proposes regional centers for operating schools and says the state doesn’t need nearly 150 superintendents.
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Last year’s report card just now arriving for Maine school districts
The detailed results of standardized tests for grades 3-8 that debuted last year are only just now coming in – as schools are beginning to administer them again.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
The welcome is warmer when you use the right name
A substitute teacher tells why learning to pronounce what seems like an unusual name is worth the effort.
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Lincoln Academy suspends administrator after arrest on drunken-driving charge
Associate Head of School Andrew Mullin, who will miss 12 days of work and be referred to a counselor, issues a public apology.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System capital improvements borrowing plan clears hurdle
The proposal calls for issuing as much as $100 million in bonds to pay for renovations, new construction and technology upgrades in classrooms and labs.
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Linda Woodard doesn’t want anyone to be afraid of science
The Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center director is doing her part to dispense with fear.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Irish have literally made their marks all over the world’s pages
As you celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day, raise a glass to the inventive Hibernians who made this all possible.