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Four candidates vie for two RSU 73 seats

by Donna M. Perry April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Candidates Douglas DiPasquale, Kerry Jackson, Tarek Nadeau and J. Lynn Ouellette seek two, RSU 73 terms to represent Jay.

Business, Maine, Schools and Education

Vassalboro educator awarded Mid-Maine Chamber’s Outstanding Professional award

by Rachel Ohm April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Victor Esposito, a Jobs for Maine’s Graduates specialist at Vassalboro Community School, works with more than 200 students to help them acquire skills they need to pursue a career.

Maine, Schools and Education

Farmington, students, staff to get look at four finalists for job of university president

by Rachel Ohm April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

The four candidates will visit the UMF campus over the next two weeks and participate in open forums with students, staff and the community.

Maine, Schools and Education

Beyond the textbook: Maranacook teacher brings World War II to life for students

by Abigail Austin April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

Shane Gower, admired among his students as the teacher who doesn’t ‘sugarcoat’ history, will be one of 50 teachers who will attend a national World War II conference in Washington, D.C., this summer.

Nation & World, Schools and Education

Morehouse College to admit transgender students

by ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press April 13, 2019April 13, 2019

The country’s only all-male historically black college will allow transgender men to enroll in 2020.

Maine, Schools and Education

Two Fairfield school district administrators on paid leave

by Rachel Ohm April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

Cheryl Brackett, SAD 49 director of operations, and Cory Rogers, the special education director, have been on leave since March 22 in “an effort to reach a mutual agreement regarding the terms of their employment,” according to the superintendent.

Maine, Schools and Education

SAD 49 school board votes to put legal counsel out to bid

by Rachel Ohm April 11, 2019April 14, 2019

The choice has been controversial because some board members have said they felt more comfortable with their current firm and were uncomfortable with the superintendent choosing a new firm without full board consent.

Health, Maine, Schools and Education

2019 Kindergarten vaccination exemption rates by school

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

This data table lists the exemption rate from infectious disease vaccinations for kindergarten classes in Maine schools in the 2018-19 school year. If parents obtain an exemption for philosophical, religious or medical reasons, an unvaccinated child can be enrolled in school. Read story: Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill Read story: Hundreds pack […]