The University of Maine Board of Trustees will vote Sept. 16 on a proposal aimed at addressing financial challenges, growing enrollment and improving academic programming.
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RSU 4 hires administrators
The 1,400-student school system had to replace four administrators for the new school year.
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Findings in fatal school bus crash lead Maine to consider fitness tests for drivers
A federal safety board has called for all states to require them, after finding that a lack of testing contributed to the deaths of a driver and a student in Iowa in 2017.
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Bill Clinton, Jeb Bush will speak at UNE in Biddeford
They will discuss education issues Sept. 27 as part of the George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture Series.
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Maine school districts add 280 pre-kindergarten slots as state weighs expansion
About three-quarters of Maine’s districts now offer pre-K, and the state is considering how best to grow early-learning opportunities.
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Gov. Janet Mills at UMF Orientation Day: Educators are important
Gov. Janet Mills and Education Commissioner Pender Makin joined University of Maine at Farmington’s new president, Edward Serna, in welcoming freshmen during Orientation Day.
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Students move into University of Maine Augusta’s first dormitory
Hallowell’s Stevens Hall will house 36 students, with a second dormitory planned for the 2020-2021 school year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston-Auburn schools open for new year
Hundreds of students are greeted by administrators and staff on the first day of classes.
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Concerns in Portland school community prompt probation office to move sex offender counseling
A petition calling for the new probation office near Presumpscot Elementary School to move is on hold as corrections officials say they are trying to address concerns.
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UMaine gets $6 million federal grant for forest economy research
The school will use the money from the National Science Foundation to lead a research project involving UNH and the University of Vermont that will develop better data on New England’s forests.