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Teachers defend UMaine's poor rating in national report
When Kathryn King studied secondary English education at the University of Maine 30 years ago, she found that her academic classes and student teaching experience prepared her very well for her teaching career.
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University programs that train U.S. teachers get mediocre marks in first-ever ratings
The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation's K-12 teachers, including the University of Maine System, are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately touched off a firestorm.
Lewiston family honoring their dad the grad
Dan Perreault is surrounded, clockwise from left, by his wife Jan Perreault, son Michael Perreault, father Damien Perreault and mother Gisele Perreault at his Lewiston home.
Is Maine's population too old and white to be sustainable?
The number of annual deaths in Maine has eclipsed the number of births for the first time in recent history, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and economists in the state fear the trend will shrink the work force and make doing business here more and more expensive.
Education Foundation adds new board members
Kristin Brigham serves on the Grant and Fundraising Committees for the Foundation.
Ham tapped as environmental steward
The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Wesley Ham, of Acton, to serve as an environmental steward and AmeriCorps volunteer at Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick.
Enroll in Fall criminal justice courses at UC South Paris
People who wish to prepare for a career in the criminal justice field will find a number of opportunities at University College at South Paris this fall.
York High grads: From hairstylists to math majors
From state schools to schools on the other side of the country, higher education to the work force, and passion-driven to practical, the plans of York High School's Class of 2013 diverge widely.
USM students recycle trash from the past into treasure
For the past year and a half, contractors have been sifting through tons of waste left over from Ecomaine's trash to energy incinerator, salvaging the valuable metals buried for decades in an ash landfill.
Judith Linda McMahon died on Sunday, June 2, in her home in Swanville with birds singing their evening songs and the poplar leaves rustling.
Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner Doris Kearns Goodwin ...
For more information, go to http://usm.maine.edu/giving/WEXseries . Goodwin's remarks at the fourth annual WEX Leadership and Creativity Event Series will focus on "The Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt's Bully Pulpit in Today's Era of Journalism and Politics" and draw heavily from her new book, "The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard ... (more)
Professor seeks stories of spa's past to preserve for the future
University of Southern Maine professor Lisa Walker is looking to talk with people who worked at Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance Spa in an effort to preserve their stories and the luxury resort spa's history.
Recycle Electronics, Metal This Weekend to Support the Troops, Local Police
Summer is expected to arrive in full force this weekend, and there's plenty of events on the weekend calendar to enjot the outdoors.
Explore 5,000 Years of History in Danvers This Saturday
Summer is expected to arrive in full force this weekend, and there's plenty of events on the weekend calendar to enjot the outdoors.
Pimp convinced Kennebunk Zumba prostitute that she was a government mole, attorney says
The now-famous Kennebunk prostitute was tricked by Thomaston insurance broker Mark Strong Sr.
University of Southern Maine student writes, illustrates bilingual...
Hiroko Fogarty of Portland, a University of Southern Maine visual-arts student, is the author and illustrator of a children's book that will be published in Japan.
John Carey had a homer and three hits and drove in two runs Sunday as the University of Southern Maine topped Webster College 7-2 to advance to the Final Four of the Division III World Series.
Toward Their Tomorrow Thirty years ago, the Sanford-Springvale Rotary ...
SANFORD - Back in 1977, Thomas Jagger had a terrific idea: the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club should start awarding annual scholarships to graduating high school seniors throughout the area.
40-year teaching veteran to retire
Mountain Valley Middle School Title I literacy specialist, Rose Osborn of Hartford, will retire in June after nearly 40 years of teaching.
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