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Schools and Education

Published
March 16, 2015

Global Teacher Prize winner from Maine reflects on win

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, reiterated her pledge to give every penny of the $1 million prize to the school
Published
March 16, 2015

UMaine System finds way to freeze in-state tuition for fourth straight year

Trustees rely on higher state aid and reserve funds to make the freeze possible. Maine is the only state to have no tuition increases, adjusted for inflation, in the past five years.
Published
March 16, 2015

Global Teacher Prize winner from Maine reflects on award

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, reiterates her pledge to give every penny of the $1 million prize to the school.
Published
March 16, 2015

Maine State Spelling Bee: Meet the competitors

Champions from 15 Maine counties will compete for the chance to represent the state at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Published
March 15, 2015

USM trustees keep options open for ‘white houses’ on Portland campus

President David Flanagan says the university should consider holding on to the land while selling or leasing the seven single-family residential homes.

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Published
March 13, 2015

Edgecomb teacher, finalist for $1 million prize, awaits announcement

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, heads for Dubai, where the winner of the first-ever Global Teacher Prize will be announced on Sunday.
Published
March 13, 2015

Health officials suspect food contamination made 22 Portland schoolchildren ill

The children, who all recovered quickly, started throwing up an hour after lunch Tuesday. A pickled beet salad is under suspicion.
Published
March 11, 2015

Leasing technology may preclude more cuts in Augusta school budget

School officials may have the means to save programs on the chopping block by spreading the lease of technology over five years.
Published
March 11, 2015

N.J. college administrator named USM president

Harvey Kesselman says his top priority is increasing student recruitment and retention in order to boost tuition revenue.
Published
March 10, 2015

Waterville schools chief calls 2015-16 ‘bad budget year for schools’

Too many variables have yet to be settled to predict the amount of the city's total budget, City Manager Michael Roy said Tuesday.