US DOJ rules Lewiston Public Schools must end systemic and discriminatory practices
Under terms of a settlement, Lewiston Public Schools must end shortened days for students with disabilities, provide equal education for English language learners
Credit: NCM Published: 1:59 PM EDT May 28, 2021 Updated: 3:08 PM EDT May 28, 2021
LEWISTON, Maine An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice has determined that Lewiston Public Schools engaged in systemic and discriminatory practices with students with disabilities and students who are learning English.
Under terms of a settlement announced Thursday, the school department must end its practice of shortened school days for students with disability-related behavior issues and must provide equal educational opportunities to English learner students.
Mom Quit Law School to Raise Kids but Son Who Died in Iraq Inspires Her to Graduate at Age 60
After quitting college to raise a family, mom of three Deanna “Dee” House held onto her dream of one day finishing her law degree.
Dee had cut short her education after one semester at the University of Maine School of Law in 1992.
Later, devastated when her son Joel, a soldier, was killed in Iraq, his bravery propelled her to re-enroll after a 30-year hiatus.
She recently graduated at the age of 60. Dee with her three children, (L-R) Luke, Joel, and Joy. (Courtesy of Deanna House)
MaineBiz reported on a new internship program for graduate and professional students from the University of Maine Graduate & Professional Center. The Maine Center Graduate Internship Program provides paid work experience, a peer network and professional development opportunities to students from the University of Maine Graduate School of Business, University of Maine School of Law […]
A plan to move the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center to a temporary home in downtown Portland got the official nod on Monday from University of Maine System trustees.
The board vote paves the way for a temporary move to a leased space at 300 Fore St. until a new building goes up at the University of Southern Maine campus in Portland.
Trustees also approved a host of capital projects but delayed final approval of the fiscal year 2022 budget to provide time to develop a spending plan that holds tuition flat for in-state students for the upcoming academic year, according to a news release issued after the meeting.
Many colleges offer summer internship programs for their undergraduate students.
Now the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center is making that opportunity more accessible to graduate and professional students in the University of Maine School of Law, the University of Maine Graduate School of Business, and the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service.
The Maine Center Graduate Internship Program comes with a twist. Typically, internships pair, say, law students with law firms.
“We didn’t want to do that,” Terry Sutton, CEO of Maine Center Ventures, told Mainebiz.
Maine Center Ventures is a nonprofit that supports the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center by serving as a liaison between the academic and employer communities.