Most likely you have already seen the statistics. A U.S. citizen who fails to graduate high school, even in a strong economy, will likely earn less than $20,000 per year. A bachelor’s degree, at least $40,000, a master’s $50,000-plus, a doctorate $70,000. The job creators seem to value the educated, or at least their skills. […]
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Merit pay is a pilot project worth pursing
Let’s begin this column with my email contact; [email protected] . Why you ask? There are the same Progressives out there that comment negatively about my opinion every month. The amazing fact is that their comments are not always rooted in the content of the article so, it is obvious they don’t read the column or […]
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Maine asks for $32M grant for education
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Two Maine departments are applying for a $32.2 million federal grant for education programs. The departments of Education and Health and Human Services submitted a joint application this week in a federal grant competition. The money would be used to strengthen the quality of Maine’s early childhood programs and make them […]
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Educated workers needed for health care jobs, LePage says
As Maine’s economy continues to struggle, state leaders say the health care sector remains strong and is expected to grow. At a conference on Tuesday, officials said training a qualified work force is the key to both meeting the growing demand for health care services in Maine and taking advantage of the economic activity that […]
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Maine State Museum sets Earth Science Day
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — From gold panning to granite quarrying, visitors to the Maine State Museum will have a chance to discover and explore the state’s geology and earth products. Scientists, artists, educators and industry professionals from around Maine will gather at the museum in Augusta on Wednesday for the annual Maine Earth Science Day. […]
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Teacher from Waterboro school facing sex charge with student
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine special education teacher is facing charges she had sex with a 15-year-old former student and provided him marijuana. Thirty-six-year-old Jessica Pomerleau, of Limerick, turned herself in Tuesday to the York County sheriff’s office in Alfred. Pomerleau teaches at Massabesic High School in Waterboro. Officials say Pomerleau is charged with […]
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Gov. Angus King: Jobs’ death an ‘incredible loss’
Jobs joined King in addressing students at Portland High School in June 2002 after the first Apple laptops arrived for a program that eventually distributed them to seventh- and eighth-graders in 239 public schools. Jobs touted the program as a way to get students excited about learning. Jobs, who provided the computers and support to […]
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Want to enroll in a Maine community college? You may have to wait.
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Community College System has grown so much in recent years — 83 percent since 2003 — that it is having to turn away many qualified applicants. “Obviously it’s good news that in tough times we continue to expand,” the system’s president, John Fitzsimmons, said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “To […]
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70 percent of Maine schools failing national standards
BELFAST, Maine — Camden Hills Regional High School graduates more than 90 percent of its students, sends them off to places such as Harvard University and consistently beats the state’s testing standards in reading, math, writing and science. It’s also a failing school in the eyes of the federal government, joining other so-called failing schools […]
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Bartlett Street couple worried about recent crime, wants busing
LEWISTON — High school student Dorothy Bannon, 17, is nervous about walking to school because of recent neighborhood violence. So are her parents, John and Pamela Bannon. The Bannons have asked the Lewiston School Department to allow their daughter and neighborhood students to ride the bus to school. School policy says she lives too close. […]