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Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Higher education suffers most from its lack of affordability

by Mary Schwanke Special to the Press Herald March 5, 2018March 4, 2018

Expanding the reach of colleges and universities to all sectors of society is key to sustaining democracy.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Are frequent threats, lockdowns the new normal for Maine schools?

by Gillian Graham and Megan Gray March 5, 2018March 5, 2018

Here and across the U.S., a rash of menacing incidents following the Parkland massacre hobbles efforts to restore students’ sense of safety.

Local & State

Student shoots Mace, forcing evacuation of Mount View High School

by Gillian Graham March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

Along with police, fire departments and ambulances from Thorndike, Unity, Montville and Liberty rush to the scene.

Business, Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Labor law change opens career paths to young students in Maine

by Gillian Graham February 26, 2018February 25, 2018

High schoolers can do paid internships in new trades now that limits on working with hazardous machinery have been eased.

Meet, Source

A very large cabbage grew in Eddington, and it made this boy a national champion

by Mary Pols February 25, 2018February 24, 2018

Aidan Howe’s taste for vegetables got bigger along with his prize-winning plant.

Nation & World, Schools and Education

Education secretary DeVos backs school choice for military children

by MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press February 22, 2018February 22, 2018

A proposal would allow military families to use $1.3 billion in public funds to send their children to private school or pay for education services.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Quality, not quantity, matters more in child care

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

I am writing in response to a Feb. 6 column about the importance of early childhood licensing rules. The column was specific to home-based child care; however, right now the Health and Human Services Committee of the Maine Legislature is considering multiple proposals that will affect all early care and education programs. As a small-business […]