Union officials say the new two-year contract could help make Augusta more competitive in pay with other school districts.
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Lawmakers didn’t fund Maine schools before adjournment last week
The lobbying group that represents superintendents warns that failure to release the more than $1 billion in funding could be ‘disruptive.’
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Winslow council delays vote on $8.6M bond issue
Confusion over meeting with School Board prior to final reading causes frustration with councilors, leading to the vote being tabled.
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Scarborough schools shaken by an administrative cage fight
Smoldering tensions between a first-time superintendent and a high school principal have mushroomed into districtwide disruptions pulling students, teachers and the school board into the fray.
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Arizona teachers will walk off job to protest salaries, funding
They want the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey to improve on the governor’s offer of 20 percent raises by 2020.
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Winslow Town Council to take final vote on $8.6M school renovation bond
In the first vote on the bond, the council voted 4-3 to send it to Winslow voters in June.
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Alumnus gives Colby College $2.5 million to aid Maine students
The former class president says he wants other deserving students to get the same help he got more than 50 years ago.
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RSU 9 school board OKs $35.5 million budget
$461,000 was approved for alternative program for disruptive students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
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Bowdoin is Maine’s latest carbon-neutral campus, joining Colby, College of the Atlantic
Bowdoin announces that its net carbon footprint is now zero because of a combination of reduced energy use and investments in renewable energy production.
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Colby graduate donates $2.5 million for student aid to Maine students
Steve Ford, who grew up in Maine and received financial aid, has committed to helping Maine students go to Colby.