WHITEFIELD — Two mix-ups in Regional School Unit 12 have families scrambling to make arrangements for their students and district officials wondering how to pay for the solutions.

The initative, Literacy for ME, calls for communities to develop their own plans to improve the literacy of their residents from birth to adulthood.

LEWISTON — The state’s new plan for improving literacy revolves around an expansive definition of literacy skills and depends on the collaboration of a broad spectrum of government agencies, education providers and community organizations.

Noah Gallagher is probably an anomaly among teenagers, but Cony’s schedule is hardly unique in expecting students to learn well before 8 a.m. Most area high schools start classes at times that sleep experts say run counter to adolescent biology.

AUGUSTA — Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen is optimistic that Maine will receive a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law and be able to set up a new school accountability system for next year.

AUGUSTA — Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen is optimistic that Maine will receive a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law and be able to set up a new school accountability system for next year.

HALLOWELL — Proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance include consolidating residential categories, expanding the downtown district toward Second Street and adding a business zone at the southern end of Water Street.