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Schools and Education

Published
March 21, 2016

MCI to compete at New England Drama Festival

Pittsfield school, runner-up in the Class B state finals, will compete in the New England festival after winner Lisbon High School opted out.
Published
March 18, 2016

Waterville Senior High School moves to gender-neutral graduation gowns

Members of the senior class voted Thursday to approve a change that eliminates different color gowns for girls and boys, instead everyone will wear purple.
Published
March 17, 2016

With spike in applications, University of Maine starts wait list

In the wake of a marketing campaign, the university in Orono has received 14,205 applications for admission this fall, a 17 percent increase over last year.
Published
March 17, 2016

Madison superintendent quits; resignation effective June 30

Todd LeRoy said the issue is 'leadership style' at School Administrative District 59 and not related to the Madison Paper Industries mill closing, slated for May.
Published
March 17, 2016

Education, shared missions open up opportunities

Partnerships among organizations with shared educational missions are crucial to offer new high quality education to many different groups of people in Maine, Greg Fahy writes.

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Published
March 16, 2016

Augusta parents say suspension from school, athletics for smoking too severe, ineffective

School policy now requires the same discipline for cigarette smoking as for heroin use.
Published
March 16, 2016

Home-schooling community gets ready for 3-day conference

The annual gathering will begin Thursday in Rockport.
Published
March 16, 2016

Legislative committee votes to phase in new graduation standards

Legislators say proficiency requirements in a 2012 law are too stringent for many students – and schools.
Published
March 16, 2016

Arianna Huffington to speak at Colby College commencement

The co-founder and editor-in-chief of the liberal news site Huffington Post will also be given an honorary degree at Colby's commencement.
Published
March 16, 2016

Tutoring program builds community at Carrabec schools

A new partnership between SAD 74's AmeriCorps program and the Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties is bringing high school, middle school and elementary students together to learn to read.