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Education Department considers greater rights for students accused of sexual...

The proposed regulations may have a significant effect on how colleges handle the allegations.

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Windham High offering new class on ‘adulting’

Life 101 includes lessons such as how to change a tire and basic grown-up etiquette.

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Buying guns with federal school funds up to states, DeVos says

That means, for the first time, U.S. education dollars could be used to buy guns.

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Temporary rules in place for New Hampshire’s Medicaid to Schools expansion

Nearly two-thirds of the state's schools participated in the more limited program in 2017.

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Colby College library tower undergoes restoration

The project in Waterville offers a glimpse into one of Maine's iconic buildings.

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With state school funding drying up, Portland studying possible school...

Outside consultants and a local commission are to provide recommendations by early 2019.

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Mini-sailboat’s transatlantic voyage connects Scarborough students with...

It arrives in England about three months after its launch, allowing second-graders in Maine to collaborate with a British school in studying world exploration and how communities evolve.

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Henninger takes over as principal at Brunswick High School

Troy Henninger, a former assistant principal at Cape Elizabeth High, comes to Brunswick after four years at Boston Latin Academy.

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Portland school board to include island schools, non-school facilities in...

Redistricting, school closure and program changes could be among the possibilities considered in a major facilities assessment.

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South Portland High recognizes grad for academic achievement – 75 years later

Although she had an elite grade point average, Mildred Marie Truland Dexter was passed over for the academic honor.

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Lawmakers back bill requiring schools to notify state about personnel...

The bill would formalize current policy, but was opposed by the state teachers union, which said it is being rushed through the Legislature without sufficient review.

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Defrauded college students get only partial relief

Figures demonstrate the impact of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new policy of tiered relief.

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Topsham memorial to 9/11 victims gains new visibility

Two pillars erected outside Mt. Ararat High after the 2001 attacks are even closer to a new school under construction.

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Lewiston proposes major changes in field trip policy in response to drowning

Some school committee members say the proposed changes are too extreme.

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Assault charges against Biddeford school board member prompt policy review

Superintendent Jeremy Ray declines to comment on the charges against Dennis Anglea, a member of the board.

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National Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced

Two Maine schools have six semifinalists each.

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UMaine System launching effort to meet growing demand for nurses

The initiative would expand programs in rural areas, help students pay for their education and take other steps to fill the 3,000 nursing vacancies projected in the state by 2025.

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Syrian photojournalist hoping to come to Colby for fellowship

Bassam Khabieh, who has spent years documenting the Syrian Civil War, recently got his visa after delays caused by President Donald Trump's travel ban.

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Democratic AGs win case against U.S. Education Secretary DeVos

Maine was one of the 19 states that filed the lawsuit over the suspension of rules that protected students at for-profit colleges.

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SMCC says mold that shut down dorm has been cleaned up and students can return

Mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall forced Southern Maine Community College to place students in hotels and other dorms during the cleanup.

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