SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Snow crunching under their feet, breaths coming quickly, the officers grabbed their duty rifles and ran toward Nouvel Catholic Central High School. The code had gone out just two minutes earlier on Feb. 7: active shooting in progress. They didn’t hesitate. When they found that the double doors next to the […]
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Auburn School Committee appoints Walton building administrator, changes building rental policy
Committee members did not discuss either of the agenda items before they were approved.
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Shooting erupted during dispute at a Baltimore university, but victims were unintended targets
The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
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U.S. forgiving more federal student loans that are ‘unsustainable debt’
In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
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Residents of Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales reject school budget a third time
Wales-based RSU 4 school district held a third referendum on the FY24 budget.
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City councilor requests investigation of possible information leak from Lewiston School Committee executive sessions
Linda Scott is concerned that information from the School Committee’s executive sessions is being shared with Lewiston city councilors.
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Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
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Record number of students flock to programs at Central Maine Community College
The Auburn community college has trended upward over the past few years while other community colleges have trended downward.
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Five-year enrollment figures pose grim outlook for University of Maine system
All but two of University of Maine system schools have experienced a decline in enrollment over the last five years.
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Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.