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Schools and Education

Published
August 23, 2016

Traveling through time the old-fashioned way

Time travel is trending again in pop culture, but a look through literature shows our fascination with the idea never goes out of style, Rebecca Lux Soc writes.
Published
August 22, 2016

Winslow School Board votes to close junior high school

A new building committee is also starting to meet with architects about future solutions.
Published
August 22, 2016

Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules

As schools reopen, the White House's directive on facilities in public schools has been blocked, but the ruling is unlikely to affect Maine because of the state's Human Rights Act and a 2014 case affirming the rights of transgender individuals.
Published
August 22, 2016

Portland schools will try to bridge gaps with immigrant parents

A committee will seek solutions after families feeling cut off from educators ask for changes in policies.
Published
August 18, 2016

Messalonskee High School gets new principal, assistant principal

Former assistant principal Paula Callan becomes principal in Regional School Unit 18's high school; Sam Dunbar, from the Mt. Blue district, fills her old position.

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Published
August 18, 2016

Erskine Academy announces start of school

New staff and important dates are outlined.
Published
August 18, 2016

Writing matters: grammar and literary crises in context

Understanding both basic grammar rules and literacy history helps inform our conversation about student writing, Elizabeth Powers writes.
Published
August 18, 2016

Head Start preschool program open house set for Aug. 25

Children who are 3 or 4 years old by Oct. 15 and from any of the surrounding communities are welcome to register.
Published
August 16, 2016

Waterville council approves $37.6 million municipal, school budget

Councilors rejected a proposal from chairman John O'Donnell to restore $250,000 in school spending, a proposal Mayor Nick Isgro said would prompt him to veto the budget again.
Published
August 14, 2016

Khoury officially appointed Unity College president

The former executive vice president and academic officer had been at the college since 2013 and had been interim president since January, replacing Stephen Mulkey.