The $32.6 million spending plan increases taxpayers’ contributions by about $325,000.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Winslow passes $21.2M school budget
The spending plan saw heavy cuts and a compromise from the town council.
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Madison voters adopt school budget with 10% tax increase
The $11.98 million spending plan is up 1.49%, but the portion funded by local property taxes is up 10.12% due to a drop in state funding.
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West Gardiner reelects Hickey
Voters choose Gary Hickey II for selectman and Brandon Martin for school board.
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Augusta voters approve slashed school budget
A second, unofficial question asked ‘no’ voters whether they thought the spending number should be higher or lower, but those results have not yet been released.
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Gabrielle Bérubé Pierce defeats ‘Corn Pop’ in Augusta school board race
Endorsed by city Democrats, Bérubé Pierce, 39, opposed cuts to the school budget during her race against Nicholas Blanchard Sr., a conservative firebrand.
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Phillips-area voters reject school budget
The $13.21M spending plan was defeated, 576-525.
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Winthrop voters approve $15.6M school budget
The spending plan requires an additional $301,805 from local taxpayers.
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Watch 2 experts shoot a Maine-made bullet-resistant backpack
A retired chief firearms officer for the state corrections department and a founder of Portland police’s SWAT team took a Mundbora body shield to a shooting range.
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We tested a bullet-resistant backpack made in Maine. Here’s what happened.
A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.