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Maine students' scores on the "nation's report card" have fallen significantly over the past three years, as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted learning.
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Following a national trend by other Republican governors, former Gov. Paul LePage on Monday unveiled the outline of a parents bill of rights.
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Officials say burnout and higher wages in other industries have led many staff to leave the profession.
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Operators of Maine's program had hoped to secure federal funding over the past year to continue the program, but the U.S. Department of Education chose not to fund the program this fall.
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While Maine's public universities are seeing fewer new students this fall, some of Maine's private colleges say enrollment is rebounding as they return to a more normal school year.
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A release from the school notes that the college's endowment has more than doubled since Spencer took over, and the school has added more financial aid and diversified its student population.
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The University of Maine System is planning to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2030 — starting with the elimination of all direct fossil fuel holdings by the end of May.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was in southern Maine on Monday on a listening tour guided by Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree.
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After a major drop last year, Maine public school enrollment is still well below pre-pandemic levelsLast year, Maine public schools saw enrollment fall by about 4%. This year, those numbers rebounded, but just barely — an increase of less than half a percent. And it's still about 7,000 students fewer than before the pandemic.
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Barbara Stoddard, the district's director of human resources, said only about 6% of teachers in the district are non-white, while nearly half of students identify as black, indigenous or people of color.