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Windham-area schools are adopting a new learning model. What is it?
Building Assets, Reducing Risks is a research-based model focused on building connections between students and educators.
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Are 1 in 5 American adults functionally illiterate? | Fact brief
Functionally illiterate people may struggle to understand basic sentences or complete simple forms, the U.S. Department of Education says.
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The UMaine System is becoming an ‘AI leader.’ Some students and staff are wary.
Nearly 9% of students, and 22% of faculty, have signed up for ChatGPT accounts through the system’s $1.4 million contract.
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Auburn school comes together for a canine cause, motivated by its comfort dog...
Franklin Alternative School students and staff trained and ran a 5K race to stay healthy and benefit the organization behind their beloved Luna.
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Maine’s top court turns Kennebunk High into a courthouse for a day
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court visited Kennebunk High School for the first time to hear 2 oral arguments and show students how the court works.
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Standish-area school district installs new playgrounds after safety concerns
A committee is working on raising funds to add accessible equipment the SAD 6 budget won't cover.
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UNE gets green light from Biddeford for pier project, Decary Hall renovations
The city has lifted a moratorium to allow the 2 projects to proceed and extended the university's permit to construct the pier along the Saco River.
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Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Poland to close at the end of the month
Owner Drew Desjardins made the announcement in a Facebook post Wednesday.
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UMaine, Thomas College announce scholarships for Alfond Grant recipients
The Alfond Grant Program has awarded a $500 grant to every child born in Maine since 2013 and now, those recipients are eligible for new scholarships from 2 Maine institutions.
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Group appeals Maine’s decision to give education contracts to AI-powered firm
A New York company plans to replace human workers with AI agents to train Maine's early childhood educators.
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Gorham middle schoolers are leading an Anne Frank history exhibit
A group of 20 students serve as docents for the exhibit, which comes from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
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Maine DHHS awards child development grant to out-of-state, private...
Maine Roads to Quality, affiliated with the University of Southern Maine, is at risk of closing after a state contract it's had for decades is given to a private company from New York that plans to...
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Portland’s Lincoln Middle School needs $20M in immediate repairs, per...
As Portland Public Schools contends with low enrollment and utilization at its three middle schools, an external facilities study showed significantly worse conditions at the Deering Center school.
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What to know about Biddeford’s newly opened elementary school expansion
Students from grades pre-K through second now learn under a single roof at the expanded Biddeford Primary School.
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UMaine board votes to rename George Mitchell Center
The university is also removing the former Democratic senator's name from a scholarship after a task force recommended renaming all campus institutions affiliated with Mitchell, whose name has appeared...
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Students learn music from a Grammy winner in Cumberland-area school district
Monte Selby, former principal of Greely Middle School 6-8 in the MSAD 51 school district, now teaches music and songwriting to elementary students.
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How a 1-in-100-million lobster is helping UNE students study genes
Casper, a 'ghost' lobster, will be studied for personality traits and what makes him white. He joins a growing rainbow of rare lobsters being studied at the Biddeford university.
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Maine ‘Jeopardy!’ champ on the show’s magic, and the question she should have...
UMaine alum and former Bangor Daily News reporter Emily Burnham won the trivia game show Wednesday night.
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Chronic absenteeism in Portland high schools rises above 42%
The district has made significant improvements at the elementary level, but high school absenteeism rates are climbing, especially among homeless, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged and multilingual...
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Skowhegan area students get rare look at early copy of Declaration of...
The Maine Historical Society is showing the copy, printed July 4, 1776, around Maine’s 16 counties this year.
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