A Bates College assistant professor and his students have created a new molecule that could change the way we treat some of humanity’s most dreaded diseases.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
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Turner, Greene and Leeds schools $324,000 get to improve school safety
Five districts are receiving $1.25 million for upgrades that include cameras, community training and security systems.
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Lewiston School Committee hires improvement coordinator to supervise school data
Kaitlyn Barcellos of Vermont will help the superintendent compile and present data for each school.
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Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022
The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.
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Judge to rule this week on Cape student’s suspension for sexual assault allegation
The ACLU of Maine has sued on behalf of Aela Mansmann, saying the school district violated her free speech rights when it suspended her for posting a sticky note in a high school bathroom saying ‘there’s a rapist in the school.’
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Election 2019: Lewiston School Committee Ward 4
Candidate Tanya Whitlow refused to fill out a profile
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New Connors school working on growing pains, identity
LEWISTON — Dr. Sara Sims, principal of the new Connors Elementary School, likes to end her morning announcements by telling her students “I love you,” in several languages. Two weeks into the school year, a boy from Somalia came into the office and told her, “Dr. Sims, you’re just not saying it right.” “Teach me. […]
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Belgrade teen defends state fishing title, heads to nationals for second time in spring
Tyler Williams, 17, a senior at the Maine Academy for Natural Sciences in Fairfield, has a shot at becoming a professional bass fisherman and joining an elite field to come from Maine.
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Election 2019: Auburn School Committee Ward 2
Pamela Hart and Bonnie Hayes are running for the Ward 2 seat.
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Skowhegan school board launches new mascot-selection process
No decisions were made at Thursday’s meeting, which kicked off the mascot selection process after the school board voted to retire its controversial “Indians” nickname for high school sports teams.