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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Bowdoin College offering employees up to $50,000 in forgivable loans to buy homes
The program, believed to be the first of its kind in Maine, is part of a trend of employers considering big perks to attract and retain employees in a challenging housing market.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2023
Spruce Mountain schools seek waiver for days missed in October due to mass shooting
Two towns and one school in Regional School Unit 73 are in Androscoggin County, which was under a shelter-in-place recommendation Oct. 26 and 27.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
School staffing shortages are leading to larger class sizes across the U.S.
The shortages had other effects on school life, including disruptions in student transportation, fewer extracurricular activities and a reduction in student services, according to data from a federal survey.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Dixfield-based school board sends book selection policy to committee
Two librarians and three educators oppose banning all books with sexually explicit material.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
The school was fined $16,500 and the girl was barred from playing boys sports for 11 months.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
A leading Bates College dean is leaving to take a job at Harvard University
Joshua McIntosh will become executive dean at Harvard's Kennedy School.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
Harvard president to remain on job after anger over testimony on antisemitism
Harvard President Claudine Gay received support from the university's top governing board on Tuesday following days of backlash and calls for her removal after recent testimony at a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
Firearm found in Noble High School student’s backpack
The discovery was made after the student was stopped on suspicion of violating the school's tobacco and vaping policy.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Winthrop School District one of several to report issues with new electric school buses
Two of Winthrop's brand-new Lion Electric Company school buses have not hit the road yet because of malfunctioning windshields, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. Yarmouth and Vinalhaven have experienced similar problems.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Maine’s poorest students still face burdens, despite state’s free community college program
More low-income students have enrolled in the Maine Community College System since free tuition was introduced, but many were already getting free tuition under federal grant programs and still struggle to pay for food and housing.
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