AUGUSTA — Most Maine schools aren’t meeting goals set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to an annual report released Thursday by the Maine Department of Education. The results came as no surprise, and are based on a “flawed federal accountability system,” according to Department of Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen. “Our schools […]
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C. McKay: A need for more course offerings
At the end of my eighth grade, I needed to select my classes for my first year of high school. For freshmen, most of the classes that they take are requirements. At the time I was interested in technology and saw that, during my junior year, I could apply to a technical center to earn […]
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Rebuttal, A. Feeley: Teaching methods need updating
In the editorial, “Shortened day will shortchange Auburn students,” (Sept. 30) the Sun Journal admits to “resurrecting” its July 1 editorial, “A problem of time and cost in our schools,” and so, in response, I would ask the opportunity to resurrect some of the ideas contained in my original rebuttal, from early July. By reprinting […]
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Student debt stretches to record 1 in 5 households
The analysis by the Pew Research Center found that 22.4 million households, or 19 percent, had college debt in 2010. That is double the share in 1989, and up from 15 percent in 2007, just prior to the recession — representing the biggest three-year increase in student debt in more than two decades. The increase […]
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Study shows less educated dying earlier
Experts have been saying for several years that it could happen, that at some point Americans could expect shorter life spans than their parents. And now, for a certain segment of the U.S. population — the poorest and least educated among us — it has. A recent study reported on in the journal “Health Affairs” found that white […]
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Franco-American Mainers fall behind in earnings, education
Powered by Tableau AUGUSTA, Maine — Franco-Americans earn less, have less education and are younger than their non-Franco counterparts in Maine. These are among the findings of a U.S. Census data analysis completed for the state’s new task force on Franco-Americans. A separate poll of 600 Franco-Americans in Maine shows an increased appreciation for the […]
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RSU withdrawal; Both sides heard
DIXFIELD — The question of whether or not the town wants to move forward to withdraw from RSU 10 will be on the November ballot, but resident Jon Holmes noted, “It makes no sense to do it unless our neighboring towns, the ones that made up SAD 21 with us, are on board. I feel […]
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University of Maine System pledges to keep tuition and state funding flat for two years
PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Maine System will request flat funding from state government for the next two years and has pledged that for that level of funding, it will keep tuition rates flat for two years as well. Both tuition and state expenditures on the university system have crept upward nearly every year […]
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Maine gov continues with anti-abuse message
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says he was impressed by his visit to central Maine’s Erskine Academy. The governor took his anti-domestic violence message during the last week to the South China high school. In his weekly radio address, LePage recalls Erskine students telling him what they’re doing to prevent violence. The students […]
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USM grad diagnosed with lymphoma, faces both student debt and health care crises
PORTLAND, Maine — As much as he prefers to focus on other things — his faith in God, appreciating the beauty in everyday life — Matthew Nelson finds himself at the confluence of two of the country’s hot button issues. Nelson graduated from the University of Southern Maine in December 2011 with $27,000 in student […]