The meeting was held Thursday, where school officials presented their findings and community members were able to ask questions.
Schools and Education
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Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title
The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest’s first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Unity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms
The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
At 23, Livermore woman is one of Maine’s youngest law school graduates
Mikala L. Holt was sworn in as a lawyer on June 30.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Controversial proposed Waterville school addition forum rescheduled for Thursday evening
The public forum is to discuss a proposal to build a $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area school district joins vaping lawsuit
While the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors voted unanimously to reelect Jonathan Hamann as chair and Leanne Burnham as vice chair, the decision to join the mass action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. was not.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects
The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville school forum postponed after storm damages property of key official
The public forum, which may be rescheduled for next week, is to discuss a controversial proposal to build $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.