The $30.8 million proposed spending plan aims to reduce class sizes and includes hiring three new kindergarten teachers.
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Threat against Portland Catholic school found to be meritless
The school was closed Tuesday but will reopen Wednesday.
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UMaine professor placed on leave in wake of complaints
The university is investigating the behavior of English professor Robert ‘Tony’ Brinkley.
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Vermont school flies Black Lives Matter flag
The student-led flag raising is part of a series of Black History Month events at Montpelier High.
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Bill would restore money slashed from school-based health clinics
Educators say the 16 clinics help students without access to a doctor and serve many rural and low-income families.
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Margaret Chase Smith Library announces annual essay contest
Cash prizes are offered in the 22nd annual competition for Maine high school seniors.
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Winslow School Board starts budget talks for next fiscal year
The junior high and high school budgets are both expected to increase next year.
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Randolph, Pittston residents question proposed Hamlin school closure
The board of SAD 11 did not take a vote Thursday night, saying more information is needed.
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Bill would forbid schools from denying lunch to students who can’t pay
The legislation, approved by a committee Thursday, is aimed at ending so-called ‘food-shaming’ by giving students with overdrawn accounts no lunch, or a cold alternative to a hot meal.
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School officials oppose bill to allow guns in cars on school grounds
The proposal was backed by two lawmakers on behalf of hunters who commonly have guns in their vehicles, but critics called for a “bright line” banning guns at schools.