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PublishedNovember 17, 2014
Students disrupt Maine university trustees meeting
About 100 student protesters shout down the board chairman, demanding the trustees stop the budget cuts at the University of Southern Maine.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2014
Trustees look at worst-case scenario for Maine university finances
The seven-campus system needs a drastic change in current trends to head off a deficit that could reach $90 million in 2020, according to a new five-year projection.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2014
Making USM ‘metropolitan’ can’t be done ‘on the cheap’
The head of the steering committee charged with creating a strategy says it would cost about $900,000 per year.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
USM to combine 15 departments into new Student Services Division
The reorganization should help the university keep students and cut costs, officials say.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
Panel gives initial approval for Maine’s second virtual charter school, will begin contract talks
The 6-1 vote comes after a two-year process that led to added requirements for the online school and K12 Inc., a for-profit educational services provider.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2014
Maine still ranks high in student loan debt
Graduating seniors from Maine's public and private nonprofit colleges in 2013 had an average of $29,934 in debt, exceeding the national average of $28,400.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2014
SAD 59 to host community conversations in Madison
While the town appeals the state's tax assessment, SAD 59 officials are waiting to see the effect on the school budget and inviting the public to join in conversations on district operations.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2014
Augusta board to get reports on special ed, literacy Wednesday
Board members also are scheduled to consider adopting an updated emergency plan for all the system's schools.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2014
Head of Maine DOE out on indefinite medical leave
Commissioner James E. Rier Jr. has led the education department since February.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2014
Portland-based non-profit to give $20 million to study abroad program
The contribution is part of a global effort to double the number of American students studying abroad by 2020.
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