Because the Legislature adjourned without passing a major school funding bill, the state will consider it an emergency and issue subsidy checks based on conservative estimates, a spokesman says.
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Arizona teachers rally as funding vote nears that would end strike
The state’s educators have won a pay raise but haven’t yet secured additional school aid.
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Colby College rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby in wake of assault conviction
The Waterville college’s board of trustees voted unanimously to rescind the degree given to Cosby in 1992.
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Company donates $1 million toward construction of UMaine engineering center
The gift from Packaging Corporation of America, member of a pulp and paper foundation that encourages students to consider paper-related technical careers.
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Maine students can expect to pay almost 3% more to attend state universities next year
The increase included in the proposed budget would boost in-state students’ costs to about $18,000 a year for tuition, fees and room and board.
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RSU 9 voters to consider proposed $35.5 million spending plan
After the district budget meeting Monday, voters are scheduled to determine the budget’s fate in a May 15 referendum.
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Winslow council sends $8.1 million school bond to voters
Councilors split over previously approved amount of $8.6 million, whether to recommend new amount.
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Schools fret as teens take to vaping, even in classrooms
A new wave of smaller vapes has swept through schools in recent months, replacing bulkier e-cigarettes.
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Cape council rules on conflict of interest question regarding education spending
It lets a councilor weigh in on the next school budget even though his wife is a School Board member.
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Some Winthrop residents oppose proposal to eliminate adult ed program
School officials say that the program, which is also open to Monmouth residents, has been losing money.