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End Black History Month

Diverse-city
It's that time again! Let's roll out the black history materials and talk about African-Americans as if most people really care about them, during the shortest month of the year.
By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | February 01, 2012

Farewell, Governor Garrahy; film follies; Soopah hype; culinary arts in the Bucket

Wotta guy
The flags are at half-mast at Casa Diablo on the passing of the wonderful former Vo Dilun governor, J. Joseph Garrahy.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 01, 2012

Sex ed 101

Advice for students (of all ages): make it fun
If you're in the market for a steaming slice of sex advice, local sexologist Megan Andelloux is the woman you want to know.
By AMY LITTLEFIELD | January 24, 2012

Local adjunct professors fight for their piece of the pie

Coming to the table
Even as Governor Paul LePage and others tout the importance of the community college system in Maine, the adjunct professors at Southern Maine Community College and the University of Southern Maine are without contracts.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 25, 2012

The cost of open courseware

MITx Files
MIT's announcement last month of a new online certification program made national news.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | January 20, 2012

Twelve sweet ideas for Maine in 2012

Better by the dozen
With the new year upon us, we're looking into the future to see what things will be making Maine better in the coming 12 months. Here's a selection of things we'll be watching — and you should, too.
By DEIRDRE FULTON, JEFF INGLIS, AND NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | January 04, 2012

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Portland schools are 'learning to succeed'

Portland 101
Portland's public-school employees and leaders are working hard to meet the needs of every student in the system, but when asking themselves whether they've accomplished that, "the answer is 'Not yet,'" according to School Board chairman Kate Snyder.
By JEFF INGLIS | November 02, 2011

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You don’t need an education to spell ‘hate’

More misplaced outrage; Monstrous behavior; viva literacy!
OK, Phillipe and Jorge are going to need a little help on this one.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | September 28, 2011

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Review: My Afternoons with Margueritte

Twisting the "lonely child, clean old man" formula
European cinema doesn't have as many sure-fire formulas as Hollywood, but the one described, I think, by Pauline Kael as the "lonely child, clean old man" scenario has long endured.
By PETER KEOUGH | September 20, 2011

Context: What teachers are for

Letters to the Portland Phoenix Editor, September 16, 2011
How can it be called teaching if someone stands at the front of the class and delivers facts? A textbook can do that.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX LETTERS | September 14, 2011

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Mitt's best week ever

Romney's presidential quest is looking better than ever - no thanks to his own campaign
The quadrennial farce known as the Ames Straw Poll has once again made its mark on the race for the Republican presidential nomination — by rewarding the candidate smart enough to avoid it.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 17, 2011

School reform comes to Maine

What we know, and what we have yet to learn, about changing education
Of all the conservative policies pushed through in the wake of Maine's Republican takeover last year, there is one on which the right and left may be able to find common ground.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 17, 2011

Digging into school nutrition

What's for lunch?
It's not only in the classroom that change is coming to Maine schools. Local cafeterias are revamping their curricula as well.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 17, 2011

Sallie Mae not

As federally sponsored student-loan giant Sallie Mae prepares to go private, it’s squeezing every last penny from student borrowers while opening up scads of new businesses. How can you protect yourself?
If you have had to borrow money to pay for school, chances are good you've borrowed from Sallie Mae, the largest student-loan company in the US, which currently handles between 40 and 45 percent of the business.
By CATHERINE TUMBER | July 25, 2011

A study in anarchy

With no campus, accreditation, or heirarchy, Corvid College thrives underground
Named after a family of birds that is markedly playful and diverse, Corvid is a benevolent underground anarchist institute fostering eclectic inter-disciplinary thought.
By CHRIS FARAONE | August 01, 2011

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