The proposed legislation would allow public employees to strike if their employer failed to carry out the arbitrator’s determinations.
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Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
While the bill’s sponsor says it aims to prevent snippets of a class from being taken out of context or used in a way to harm teachers, opponents say it stands in the way of transparency.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Tennessee bans teaching critical race theory in schools
The governor says students should learn about the ‘exceptionalism of our nation’ and not issues that ‘inherently divide.’
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Greely High School again named top school in Maine in U.S. News rankings
Kennebunk, Falmouth and Cape Elizabeth high schools, along with Baxter Academy in Portland, were also in the top five.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Bates College to hold commencement Thursday — twice!
To limit exposure to COVID-19, seniors at the Lewiston college are graduating in two groups this year — half in the morning, half in the afternoon.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
A little rain couldn’t dampen excitement of in-person graduation at Colby College
After canceling its in-person commencement last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterville college holds full ceremony Sunday morning for class of 2021.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Waterville’s Mount Merici Academy fulfills service learning with pen-pals
The school partnered with Oak Grove Center and Mount Saint Joseph to foster connections, which developed into an art show as well.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Whitefield students get hands-on aquaponics experience with school garden
Plants and seeds from the Whitefield Elementary School are being sold from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds
Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
UMaine System reconsiders plan for tuition increase, with more funding possible
The board of trustees had been scheduled to vote on a tuition increase Monday but is delaying the item in light of the governor’s supplemental budget proposal and strong fall enrollment deposits.