From the sawmill to college to a job
When Fraser Timber laid off nearly 200 sawmill workers in Aroostook County, Maine in January, 2009, Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) had started its second semester. But laid-off workers didn’t...
View ArticleMaine eyes 5-year high school, early college
Maine will consider expanding early-college options, including a proposed five-year high school that will let students graduate with college credits, reports the Bangor Daily News. Gov. Paul LePage...
View ArticleSea wolves in the corn maze
“A Path To Higher Education” was the theme of the 2011 corn maze at Goughan’s Berry Farm near Caribou in Aroostook County, Maine. My husband and I are in northern Maine visiting future in-laws....
View ArticleLePage: High schools should pay for remediation
Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants high schools to pay for graduates’ remedial college classes, reports the Portland Press-Herald. Fifty-four percent of students entering the Maine Community College System...
View ArticleHigh schools may pay for college remediation
When high school graduates need remedial classes in college, who pays? Mississippi and Maine may hold school districts responsible for the costs of teaching basic skills in community colleges, notes...
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Free college for sophomores?
Maine students should pay no tuition in their sophomore year at a University of Maine campus, proposes Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democratic candidate for governor. “One-third of first-year students don’t...
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What will I earn with a degree?
North Carolina is making it easier for students to predict the dollar value of college degrees, reports AP. A new state web site will provide median earnings, employment and post-degree education by...
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