Today’s students will have to tackle some of the thorniest problems humans have ever faced. We should be preparing them better.
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Seeing the forest for the trees at the Holt Research Forest in Arrowsic
Where the data is decades deep.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
RSU 38 voters will weigh in on $5.8 million bond issue
Superintendent James Charette says the reception to the measure has been positive.
Posted inLife & Culture, New England, Schools and Education
MIT’s ‘Star Trek’-inspired plane flies silently, runs on electricity
The prototype could portend a future where airplanes fly without moving parts like turbines or propellers.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Telling Room students to be guests of Michelle Obama at her talk in Boston on Saturday
There’s a history between the former first lady and the Portland writing center.
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Retired Portland teacher gave UMF its second-biggest donation ever
T. Maragaret Brown, who lived in Westbrook and taught home economics at Portland High School and King Middle School, left the school more than $700,000 when she died in May.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We might want to rethink any name change for USM
The name ‘University of Southern Maine’ is inclusive and welcoming to all, and discarding that identity to replace it with ‘Portland’ could have unintended consequences.
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The incredible edible world of David Spahr
What Maine’s foremost mushroom expert plans to do next.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: School-holiday policy should reflect Maine’s growing diversity
It’s not too much to ask that all faiths receive the same level of respect in the public sphere.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: All hail the all-knowing auto mechanic
People familiar with the inner workings of cars are naturally opinionated and happy to share their philosophies.