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A turn of the tassel, and off they go-Commencement speakers exhort graduates to live as global citizens and to maintain ‘quickness of sympathy.’

"As someone once said of water pollution, we all live downstream." Kofi Annan Secretary-General, United Nations

Local problem-solving students ready to ponder at international competition

"Throughout the year, the teams studied sports medicine, e-commerce and nanotechnology (picture a car engine the size of a nickel). At state, they tackled problems arising from DNA identification. At the international conference, they’ll look at worldwide communication issues."

Maine Laptop Program Shows Strong Results

“I think the computers are the best thing that has happened to education in the last 20 years,” with a parent adding, “Simply put, my seventh grade son is loving his laptop… he’s learning more material, and he’s learning it faster. He’s excited about learning.”

$30 Million in Grants available – Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers To Use Technology

The Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers To Use Technology Program (PT3) provides $30 million in grants to consortia to increase pre-service teachers’ proficiency in the use of modern learning technologies. The program is designed to prepare prospective…

Montana K-12 funding may soon see changes

Rep. Holly Raser, D-Missoula, who is an elementary teacher in Target Range schools, said she’s glad the state is finally tackling the long-time problem of school funding. She is also on the committee. ‘‘If we don’t fix it now, then we’re cutting our own throats,” she said. ‘‘This is something that isn’t going away.”