Rana Johnson and Erika Latty were appointed recently to chief officer positions as the college continues to evolve and explore new avenues in higher education.
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RSU 2 residents to vote Monday night on concept for new, state-funded Monmouth school
The school would replace the current middle and elementary schools.
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UMaine System says more than $25 million in funding at risk in Trump budget plan
The losses could include at least $8.3 million in indirect costs for federal grants, as well as a half-dozen programs that could be cut or eliminated.
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Parents’ First Amendment suit seeks to allow disabled son to record school day
The Topsham couple says the boy can barely speak so the device could provide details of his education, but the district says the practice would cause problems.
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Artist Susan Perrine helps children tap into natural creativity
She shows Maine schoolkids how to weave twigs into works of art.
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About 350 University of Maine at Augusta graduates expected to attend Saturday’s graduation
James Conneely will preside over the ceremony about six weeks before his tenure as president comes to end following his resignation last month.
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’13 Reasons Why’ stirs debate in Maine schools on issues surrounding suicide
The Netflix show’s critics say it romanticizes the subject as some Maine schools give parents tips on how to respond.
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Bill to allow more than 10 charter schools in Maine falls short in committee
But lawmakers on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee offer a compromise that could be considered in the House or Senate.
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Maine School of Science and Mathematics ranked nation’s 19th-best high school
U.S. News & World Report also ranks the Limestone school 10th-best for STEM education.
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Bill Nemitz: Scholarships awarded at birth mean no child left in a bind
The Alfond Scholarship Foundation for the past four years has invested in each child born in Maine, no questions asked.