Work on the new building began two weeks ago and could be finished by early next year.
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RSU 11 voters asked to OK gas conversion for 3 Gardiner schools
Voters in Regional School Unit 11 will decide Tuesday whether the district can spend $100,000 to convert three schools to natural gas heating this fall.
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Augusta schools approve union contracts for custodians, support staff, teachers
The labor costs under the new contracts will cost the district about $350,000 over two years.
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First day flies by for new Wayne teacher
Danielle Nason, 23, considers herself lucky to get her first teaching job at a small, rural elementary school.
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Augusta schools, teachers close to ratification of new labor deals
Drawn-out contract negotiations between the Augusta school board and the district employees’ union could be resolved Wednesday.
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School report card grading system subject to political winds
The new A-F school grading system unveiled in May provoked backlash from educators, Democratic legislators, many parents, and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and Eliot Cutliner — both of whom are challenging Gov. Paul LePage for governor.
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Maine schools turn to each other to improve under A-F grading system
Maine schools want to know what those with high grades under Gov. Paul LePage’s A-F grading system are doing right.
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Maine high schools offer enticements to increase testing participation
Twenty Maine high schools were penalized under Gov. Paul LePage’s A-F rankings because not enough students participated in state standardized tests of math and reading in 2012.
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RSU 4 voters take third crack at schools budget Tuesday
Regional School Unit 4’s proposed $17.6 million budget, for schools in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales, goes before voters Tuesday; previous versions were rejected in June and July.
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Time crunch stymies efforts to adapt to A-F school-grading system
School officials say there’s been little time to implement changes to address Gov. Paul LePage’s A-F school grades, but they have already identified their biggest challenges and are doing everything they can to address them.