Elected officials are scheduled to meet with the Budget Committee at the end of the month on the recommended amount of funds to be set aside in the event that town residents vote in March to explore leaving RSU 2.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Gorham school employee fighting claim she can’t serve on Town Council
The state teachers’ union sues on behalf of an elementary school ed tech whose job has been cited as a conflict of interest that bars her from taking the seat she won in the November election.
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SMCC to offer skills training to STRIVE U students
Southern Maine Community College will provide programming designed to expand job opportunities for young people with intellectual disabilities.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Freeport High School reports 2 more cases of pertussis
State health officials this week confirmed an outbreak of the highly contagious preventable disease at the school.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education, Sports
Augusta schools’ proposal to restrict broadcast media rejected
School Board sent the proposal for broadcast policy, which would have required broadcasters to pay a $50 fee for regular season games, back to the Policy Committee for revision with input from media.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Phillips-Sandy elected new school board chairperson in Waterville
Joan Phillips-Sandy was elected the new chairperson of the Waterville Board of Education after former Chairperson Sara Sylvester announced her resignation because she moved out of her ward.
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Spruce Mountain Middle School student’s threats determined not viable
The RSU 73 superintendent said the school guidance department will continue to follow up with the family of a student who made statements on Dec. 5 about a student bringing a gun to school.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Trump signs order targeting college anti-Semitism
But critics said the order will have a chilling effect on free speech and is meant to crack down on campus criticism of Israel.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Unity College’s Distance Education Department relocates to New Gloucester
In November, the department completed the move from Unity’s main campus to Pineland Farms, a 5,000-acre farm in New Gloucester just 30 minutes north of Portland.
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Maine to study preschool special education as lawmakers consider shifting services
The study will look at Maine’s services compared to other states and how legislation to move services for preschool-age children from the state to local districts would affect students.