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PAE is excited to welcome Dr. Abbie Yamamoto to the role of Executive Director.
$60k from BOA To Help PAE Students
The nonprofit Friends of Portland Adult Education has received $60K to enhance PAE’s workforce training programs and student career services.
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The Portland Public Schools’ Gerald E. Talbot Community School and Portland Adult Education are among the recipients of more than $10 million in grants that United Way of Southern Maine (UWSM) is awarding this year to a variety of programs and innovative initiatives across Southern Maine.
- Portland Adult Education
- Portland Public Schools
- Talbot Community School
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The nonprofit Friends of Portland Adult Education has received $60,000 from Bank of America to enhance Portland Adult Education’s workforce training programs and student career services. The donation will expand employer partnerships and create tailored opportunities for Maine’s multilingual populations that will promote racial equity and strengthen Maine’s economy.
- Portland Adult Education
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Portland Adult Education (PAE) hosted its 174th graduation ceremony on June 16 at Merrill Auditorium. There were 73 graduates in the Class of 2022. PAE has been educating Portland adults since 1848.
- Portland Adult Education
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Portland Adult Education (PAE) will have a new executive director as of this summer: Abbie Yamamoto, who is currently executive director of the Maine Association for New Americans.
- Portland Adult Education
Portland Adult Education and Hannaford Supermarkets recently launched the New Mainer Hannaford Retail Leadership Internship, a unique program that attracts and recruits foreign-born candidates with professional backgrounds to gain experience working in retail leadership and potentially fill leadership positions at Hannaford stores in southern Maine.
- Portland Adult Education
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Governor Janet Mills visited Portland Adult Education (PAE) this week to promote its work in providing job and workforce training opportunities for Maine people.
- Portland Adult Education
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The nonprofit Friends of Portland Adult Education has received $60,000 from Bank of America to enhance Portland Adult Education’s workforce training programs and career services for its diverse students.
- Portland Adult Education
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