AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s conservative fiscal views are putting a chill on a $31 million bond package sponsored by a quasi-state government body. The Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority is the agency that educational and health care nonprofits must go through under federal law to sell tax-exempt bonds. Unlike […]
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LePage’s education plans: More early college, more technical learning
AUGUSTA — Most jobs in Maine will require post-secondary education. That means more Maine students have to finish high school, go on to college and finish college, said Stephen Bowen, senior policy adviser for Gov. Paul LePage. “Between the junior year of high school and the junior year of college, we’re losing a lot of […]
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Maine medical students decry scholarship cuts
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Some Maine medical students are decrying a plan to cut $125,000 in scholarship money from a program for the state’s future doctors. In Monday testimony before the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, students from a number of Maine communities told lawmakers the proposal could hurt the state’s ability to get and keep doctors. […]
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Lewiston to apply for teacher training grant
LEWISTON — Despite concern from teachers, the School Committee voted 5-2 Monday night to permit the School Department to apply for a federal teacher training grant. Superintendent Bill Webster will seek a teacher incentive grant that, if awarded, would net about $3 million over five years to help some teachers get on the road to […]
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Thomas College in Waterville plans major expansion
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Thomas College is planning a major expansion that includes a dozen new buildings on its Waterville campus to accommodate growing student enrollments. The Morning Sentinel of Waterville says the liberal arts school, which now has an enrollment of 700 full-time students, envisions a plan to nearly double the size of […]
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Query: Having trouble repaying student loans?
A recent U.S. Department of Education report shows that students attending for-profit schools and colleges are more likely to default on their student loans than those attending non-profit colleges and universities. Maine statistics tell the same story. We want to interview Mainers who have defaulted on their student loans, or having difficulty paying the loans […]
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Introducing college to 4-year-olds
LEWISTON — Montello Elementary School preschoolers are learning their colors, their letters and how to share. The 4-year-olds are also being introduced to higher education and careers. On a display board outside their classrooms are their self-portraits showing what they want to be when they grow up. Mackenzie and Asha want to be teachers, a […]
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Moms sue Pennsylvainia school over ‘boobies’-bracelet ban
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two mothers filed a free-speech lawsuit Monday against a Pennsylvania school district that suspended their daughters for wearing the popular “I (heart) boobies!” bracelets. The American Civil Liberties Union believes the lawsuit is the first in the country over a school’s ban on the bracelets, which are designed to raise breast-cancer awareness […]
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Husson to offer MBA degree
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Husson University will soon be offering a Master of Business Administration degree. Beginning in January, the school will begin offering courses for students wanting earn an MBA. The program will be available at Husson’s campuses in Bangor, South Portland and Presque Isle by the end of next year. Husson President Robert […]