Police, fire, emergency medical personnel demonstrate apparatus for hundreds of students at Warsaw Middle School.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith leader named UMF’s next president
Edward Serna, the interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, will take over as president at the University of Maine at Farmington on July 1.
Skowhegan-area residents pass $36.7 million budget without backlash
Voters from Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield turned out for the district hearing Monday night.
Anson area school district to consider revised $10.5 million budget
RSU 74 officials trimmed an additional $80,000 from the proposed school budget after it was rejected by voters.
New Hall-Dale High School garden ‘a place to learn’
Teacher Jeff Cleaveland said students appreciate the hands-on learning in the garden, and experts said it could help foster healthy eating habits and increase test scores.
Town to consider impact of closing Fayette Central School
Tuesday’s public hearing will ask residents if they want to vote on whether to pay for a study evaluating a school closure.
KVCC grad to pursue new career path after stroke, son’s cancer diagnosis
Joe Seigars, of Palermo, went back to school after a minor stroke forced him into a new career; he earned his degree while caring for his son with leukemia.
Former teacher says she was fired by Falmouth for taking breaks to pump breast milk
Shana Swenson’s federal lawsuit claims her contract was not renewed because she took 3 breaks a day to pump and save her breast milk to feed her baby.
Fairfield area school board authorizes independent review of administration
The board of School Administrative District 49 authorized the review after calls for the superintendent’s resignation amid the rollout of a restructuring plan.
Residents voice strong support for RSU 18’s $38.7 million budget
About 40 residents from the district’s five towns participated in a district hearing Thursday night on the school budget.