AUBURN — Registration is open for the special “late-start” fall semester being offered at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) in Auburn. This special fall term, which begins on Monday, Sept. 24, is advantageous for students who were unable start classes on Aug. 27 or could not complete their admission application by the start of the […]
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Open enrollment orientation at Region 9 adult ed
MEXICO — Region 9 Adult Education will offer open enrollment orientation sessions at 9 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 4 to 6. New students or those who have not attended in more than three months should plan to attend two of the three days. For returning students from June, plan to attend one day. […]
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Auburn holding pre-K enrollment
AUBURN — The School Department is holding open enrollment for pre-kindergarten students until April 1. Children who will be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15 are eligible for the program. The program is paid by local and state taxpayers. Classes are held at public schools. A typical session is two and a half […]
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Lewiston opts for permanent expansion for Farwell Elementary
LEWISTON — A discussion about adding six classrooms to Farwell Elementary School focused more on enrollment Tuesday night than on how the new classrooms would look. Lewiston city councilors ultimately chose a pricier, $2.3 million option to alleviate crowding in Lewiston schools, voting to build a permanent addition closer to Farwell’s current building rather than […]
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Norway’s Cash named interim VP for UMF enrollment
FARMINGTON — A Norway man and School Administrative District 17 director has been named interim vice president for enrollment at the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Jared J. Cash was named to the position by UMF President Kathryn A. Foster. Cash will direct the university’s strategic enrollment activities, providing oversight and leadership to all […]
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Nearly 62,000 Mainers enroll on health exchange
AUGUSTA — Nearly 62,000 Mainers have selected insurance plans on the health care exchange. Federal officials said this week that 61,964 residents have enrolled as of Jan. 16. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that 35 percent of those people enrolled for coverage on the exchange for the first time. Sixty-five percent […]
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Report predicts Lewiston enrollment growth will slow
LEWISTON — A study released Monday predicts Lewiston’s student population will continue to grow but slower than the current rate. For the past several years, Lewiston has added between 75 and 100 students each year. The six elementary schools are overcrowded. The study, which will be discussed at a Tuesday meeting, projects the current enrollment […]
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USM telethon seeks to connect with students
LEWISTON — It didn’t take long for telethon volunteers to sense a theme. New students at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College were concerned about textbooks. Affording them. Borrowing them. Getting them in time for classes that start this week. And it didn’t take long for Dean Joyce Gibson to come up with a […]
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Enrollment down slightly at RSU 10 to 2,659
DIXFIELD — The first week of the new school year for RSU 10 resulted in fewer students enrolled than expected, some last-minute high school class scheduling, and a new satellite kitchen system, which was working well for the students. By the end of the day on Friday, 2,659 pre-K through grade 12 students had enrolled, Superintendent […]
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Report: Enrollment in pre-kindergarten increasing steadily in Maine
AUGUSTA — Enrollment in pre-kindergarten programs in Maine increased for the seventh year in a row in the 2013-14 school year, according to data from Maine’s Department of Education. In the 2012-13 school year, 4,887 students were enrolled in public pre-kindergarten programs, which jumped this year to 5,004 students, Maine appears to be bucking a […]