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Schools and Education

Published
October 10, 2016

Chicago teachers head toward strike as talks falter

The walkout would be the second since 2012, when teachers were out for seven school days.
Published
October 10, 2016

Augusta School Board member quits

Laura Hamilton says questions on board policies and proposals are not welcome, but board chairwoman Kim Martin disagrees.
Published
October 9, 2016

Augusta gets grant to fund anti-drug cop in elementary schools

The city's police chief said even students as young as those in elementary school are not immune to problems created by drug addiction.
Published
October 9, 2016

Career change is a life lesson in learning for Jackman teacher

Health reasons forced veterinarian Kjerstin Winn to look for another career, and she's now applying her real-life science skills in the classroom at Forest Hills Consolidated School.
Published
October 4, 2016

Alternative school’s application still alive after Maine charter commission splits vote

The commission's review team had recommended against moving to the next step on Wayfinder Academy's application to be the state's 10th charter school.

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Published
October 4, 2016

USM president discusses fundraising, Portland campus expansion

President Glenn Cummings spoke at the Portland Chamber of Commerce's Eggs and Issues meeting Tuesday.
Published
October 4, 2016

‘The Cuba that I found wasn’t about politics’

UMA student Meghan Schultz recently traveled to Cuba as part of college class, finding a place at odds with her earlier worldview about the communist country and its people, Mark Tardif writes.
Published
October 3, 2016

Construction starts soon at Augusta’s First Amendment Museum

The Gannett House will be restored as project organizers seek input on what the museum should include.
Published
October 3, 2016

New Farmington area school food service director brings variety to the menu

Former culinary specialist for the Maine Department of Education Andrew Hutchins has restructured the lunch menus of the district's seven schools to give students a greater range of choice.
Published
October 2, 2016

Maine will have 2nd highest top tax rate in U.S. if Question 2 passes

If voters approve Question 2, households with incomes of more than $200,000 would pay the second-highest tax rate in the nation, which would raise $159 million for schools.