Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.
Jobs for Maine Graduates
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Spruce holds JMG induction, initiation
Spruce Mountain High School recently held an Induction and Initiation Ceremony for Jobs for Maine Graduates students.
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Rumford high school inducts students in career and job training program
RUMFORD — Nineteen Mountain Valley High School students have been inducted into the Jobs for Maine Graduates program. The ceremony was held Thursday at the school. The program partners with public education and private businesses to offer results-driven solutions to ensure all Maine students graduate, attain post-secondary credentials and pursue meaningful careers, according to its website. Inductees […]
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Face Time: Christopher Webb, teaching and leading
Christopher Webb is a Jobs for Maine Graduates specialist working with students at the Lewiston Middle School. Next year, he’ll become a second lieutenant in the Maine Army National Guard, thanks, in part, to those students. Name: Christopher Webb Age: 31 Lives: Lewiston What drew you into teaching? Former teachers and coaches I had in school. […]
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Jobs for Maine Graduates plan river, bed race for Farmington’s Summer Fest
FARMINGTON — A float down the Sandy River or a fast-paced bed race over downtown streets are two activities being planned for Farmington’s Summer Fest on July 23. Members of Jobs for Maine’s Graduates at Mt. Blue High School will bring back The Great Float Race, a jaunt down the Sandy River for a variety […]
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‘Above EPS’ figures explained to RSU 73 board
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey presented information on the state education funding formula to the school board Thursday night. The Essential Programs and Services formula calculated by the state is the minimum level of funding a school district should have. The state determines the number of teachers, administrative and support staff […]
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Former Jobs for Maine’s Graduates teacher charged with furnishing marijuana to students sentenced
Sarah Lawler-Stoddard BELFAST — An ex-Jobs for Maine’s Graduates teacher who was charged last year with furnishing drugs to her students has been sentenced in connection with the incident. Because , 33, of Belfast successfully completed a deferred disposition sentence, the felony charges of aggravated furnishing of drugs were dismissed last Thursday in Waldo County […]
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Mt. Blue students create anti-tobacco video in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A group of seniors at Mt. Blue High School observed national Kick Butts Day on Wednesday by reviewing a video they created to try to prevent students from smoking cigarettes and encourage smokers to quit. The students are part of Jobs for Maine’s Graduates, a statewide nonprofit that works within public schools to […]