Marketing program is meant to drive sales of school lunches, give schools assistance purchasing food locally, boost sales for farmers.
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Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.
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University of Maine receives $1 million for new engineering center
The $1 million gift from aerospace company Pratt & Whitney will fund a machine tool suite in a new engineering center.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Zero-tolerance drug policies marginalize at-risk students even more
Intervene and support struggling students – don’t put in place rules that push them out the door.
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Talks stalled, striking Chicago teachers plan to up the ante
The district has estimated all of teachers’ demands would add $2.5 billion to the annual budget and officials call say it’s unaffordable.
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Winthrop High School student charged after threatening social media post
Winthrop interim Superintendent Cornelia Brown said the student threatened to “harm students” at the high school early Thursday morning.
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Maine Voices: Cape Elizabeth teenagers’ experience shows dwindling tolerance for silence
Suspended and shamed for her words in 1997, a Portland graduate lauds current Cape students who are advocating for their right to speak up.
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Maine Voices: Education key to meeting workforce needs
Programs like Bridge Academy help students acquire the credentials the job market requires.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Like an astronaut, a mother looks back in wonder
A child overcoming his challenges represents one giant step for a young man.
Posted inBusiness
Free financial education conference offered at USM
The conference on Oct. 19 is designed to help Mainers deal with common personal finance issues.