Bowdoin graduates are behind $20 million Facebook fundraiser for immigrants
A Facebook fundraiser that went viral and has raised more than $20 million to help reunite immigrant families separated at the southern border was started by a couple of Bowdoin College graduates who...
View ArticleNew Edward Little High School to be built on existing site
AUBURN — Edward Little High School is in just the right place. After considering 47 alternative locations, Auburn school officials announced Friday that a new state-funded high school due to open in...
View ArticleWhite supremacist propaganda turning up on campuses
“Not Stolen. Conquered,” a flier found in a music building at San Diego State University read. “Your professor is scared of this book,” read a sticker outside a building at New York’s Baruch College,...
View ArticleBurning candle caused Colby College dormitory fire, officials say
WATERVILLE — A Colby College dormitory room was damaged by a fire early Tuesday morning after a student fell asleep with a candle still burning, officials said. Firefighters extinguished the small fire...
View ArticleTrump to rescind Obama-era guidance on considering race in college admissions
The Trump administration is moving to rescind Obama-era guidance to colleges and universities on how they can use race in admissions decisions to promote diversity, according to an administration...
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Low enrollment leads Maine Girls’ Academy to ‘difficult and sad decision’ to...
Citing low enrollment and a lack of revenue, Maine Girls’ Academy is closing for good. Staff photo by Ben McCanna The Maine Girls’ Academy in Portland announced Thursday that it will close this month,...
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Maine Girls’ Academy alumnae trying to keep their alma mater from closing
A fundraising effort has been launched by a parent in an effort to keep the Maine Girls’ Academy from closing. Staff photo by Ben McCanna Alumnae and supporters of the soon-to-be closed Maine Girls’...
View ArticleFormer Bowdoin president Barry Mills steps down as UMass Boston leader
BRUNSWICK — Former Bowdoin College President Barry Mills stepped down June 30 as interim chancellor for the University of Massachusetts Boston, after less than two years at the helm. Appointed as...
View ArticleMaine Girls’ Academy officials tell supporters the school is $250,000 in debt
Maine Girls’ Academy officials told supporters that the recently closed school is $250,000 in debt and any effort to reopen it would be “starting from scratch,” according to supporters who met with...
View ArticleProtesters target Northeastern over ICE contract
BOSTON – Northeastern University students and faculty are demanding the school cancel a multimillion-dollar research contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal spending data shows...
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Maine Girls’ Academy makes final decision to close, despite supporters’...
Despite some fundraising by supporters dismayed by last week’s announcement, the Maine Girls’ Academy – formerly Catherine McAuley High School – is closing for good. Staff photo by Ben McCanna The...
View ArticleMan receives Lewiston High diploma 69 years after quitting school
AUBURN — Flanked by two high school principals, Leo Savard got his Lewiston High School diploma Thursday, 69 years after he quit school to join the U.S. Navy. The graduation-of-one ceremony was held at...
View ArticleBay State eyes funds for safer schools
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker asked lawmakers Friday to direct a portion of the state’s budget surplus toward making public schools safer for students and teachers. “This is something we have been...
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Maine Girls’ Academy walked a financial tightrope before deciding to close
Officials at the Maine Girls’ Academy anticipated a $250,000 funding gap if they operated the all-girls high school next year. Staff photo by Ben McCanna The soon-to-be-closed Maine Girls’ Academy was...
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Greely High School teacher named interim principal
CUMBERLAND — Chris Hoffman had planned to move into school administration within the next couple of years. But with a unanimous vote Monday by the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors,...
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Maine executive named CEO of new Portland-based graduate center
Maine business executive Theresa Sutton will be the chief advocate for the new Portland-based graduate center of the University of Maine System charged with building relationships with outside...
View ArticleColleges ask for a share of future salary in lieu of loans
MONTPELIER, Vt. – As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future...
View ArticleBill to roll back proficiency-based diplomas becomes law
School districts in Maine will now be allowed to choose whether to use proficiency-based diplomas or other graduation standards under a bill that has become law. The law represents a significant...
View ArticleYarmouth considers school projects totaling at least $40 million
YARMOUTH — The Town Council next month will consider a proposal from the School Committee to schedule two referendums on borrowing at least $40 million for school improvements. The first question would...
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UMaine football player, 18, dies during preseason workout on campus
An 18-year-old University of Maine football player collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon during a preseason workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. Darius Minor, from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed on...
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