BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine university students on average would pay 4.3 percent higher tuition rates the coming school year under a proposal being considered by University of Maine System trustees. The Board of Trustees is voting Monday on the system’s 2011-2012 operating budget. The budget includes the proposed tuition increase, which is a weighted […]
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Colby College graduates 486
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — The administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development reinforced the importance of investing in developing nations in an address to Colby College graduates. Rajiv Shah told the 486 graduates on Sunday to use their unique skills around the world and “play your part in the next great opportunity to improve […]
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University tuition rates to be set in Maine
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine System trustees are setting tuition rates at the state’s seven universities for the coming school year. The board is holding a two-day meeting on Sunday and Monday at the system’s headquarters in Bangor. The board on Monday will vote on the system’s 2011-2012 budget and on a proposed […]
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Bill to create charter schools in Maine advances
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A legislative committee has voted to advance a measure that would allow Maine to become the 41st state to allow public charter schools. The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted 9-4 Friday. Public charter schools are voluntary public schools that can neither teach religious practices nor discriminate against students or teachers. […]
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Senate rejects longer school year in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate has rejected a bill calling for a longer school year in the state. Senators voted 22-12 on Monday against the bill, which would extend the school year from a minimum of 180 to 185 days a year. Supporters, including Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond of Portland, said […]
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LePage: Jobs jobs needed to keep our gradates in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — With thousands of students graduating this month from Maine’s colleges and universities, Gov. Paul LePage says the state must create more jobs so more of those graduates stick around after receiving their degrees. In his weekly radio address Saturday, the governor said young men and women who go to college in Maine […]
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LePage receives honorary degree from Husson
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who was homeless as a boy and credits college for changing his life, returned to his alma mater Saturday to receive an honorary doctorate in public service from Husson University. LePage told more than 500 students receiving degrees that his graduation gift to them was 10 two-letter […]
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Maine community colleges: 2.4 percent tuition hike
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Community College System trustees have voted to increase tuition by 2.4 percent at the state’s seven community colleges next fall. Confronting a potential $2.3 million deficit, trustees said Monday that they sought to minimize the first tuition increase in two years. They said the increase amounts to $2 per credit […]
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Auburn City Council rescinds deep school cuts
AUBURN — A last-minute change of heart by Councilor Mike Farrell convinced councilors to swap a deep $2.5 million cut in the school budget for more modest cuts that would preserve state aid. Councilors set the school budget at $34.3 million and asked school officials to make up the difference with cuts or by using […]
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‘Perfect Storm’ captain to address Maine graduates
AUGUSTA (AP) — The fishing boat captain profiled in the best-selling book “The Perfect Storm,” and a historian who’s written a dozen books are slated to address graduates at two University of Maine System commencements next month. Swordfishing boat captain Linda Greenlaw, who’s written four books of her own about commercial fishing, will speak at […]