The reductions could require increasing class sizes, closing island schools, charging students to play sports and eliminating some assistant principals.
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Superintendent imposes budget freeze for Vassalboro school
Vassalboro Community has consumed more of the budget than expected by this point in the year, he told the School Committee.
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Susan Collins to be Colby’s commencement speaker May 27
Artist Theaster Gates will speak May 26 at baccalaureate and receive an honorary degree; Alfond Foundation Chairman Gregory Powell and Rebecca Corbett, of The New York Times, will get honorary degrees at commencement.
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Winslow School Board presents $15.8M draft budget to Town Council
Board, council agree to work together to scale back budget, which is an increase of over $1 million from the current fiscal year.
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Outgoing Winthrop superintendent being investigated for ethnic, sexual comments
The School Board will discuss Gary Rosenthal’s resignation at a meeting Wednesday night.
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Cornville Regional Charter School among six to benefit from math project
Two schools in Wilton and three Down East receive grant project from state Department of Education.
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Record $10 million gift will fund new UMaine engineering building
The donation from the family of a UMaine engineering graduate who wishes to remain anonymous is the largest gift ever to the Orono campus from a living donor.
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Trustees approve policy limiting political speech tied to Maine’s university system
It puts no restrictions on individual political activity done on a person’s own time, but some students and faculty members still fear the policy will muzzle them.
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Seeing the signs: Renowned USM professor reflects on life-changing language discovery
Decades after documenting sign language created ‘out of nothing’ in Nicaragua, Judy Shepard-Kegl firmly believes she was right not to influence it.
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Augusta students to have longer school days to make up for snow days
The Cony school year will also be extended by four days.