A presentation is expected for residents and board members at the Jan. 25 meeting, and a vote is expected to take place that night.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Wisconsin school apologizes for slavery lesson that went awry
A school assignment asked fourth graders to list three good reasons for slavery and three bad ones.
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School management group to help RSU 9 with superintendent search
The Maine School Management Association has several options it will present at Tuesday workshop.
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State university system drafting policy to limit faculty’s political, legislative activities
Trustees intend to clarify institutional guidelines, but faculty members worry about restrictions on their ability to speak publicly about topics in their field of expertise.
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Farmington businessman donates $470,000 to tech center
Richard T. Bjorn asked what was needed to increase student access to the Foster Career and Technical Center that serves several Franklin County high schools.
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UMaine System 2 years ahead of its goal of sourcing 20 percent of its food locally
The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
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Committee recommends closure of Randolph school
The SAD 11 school board will take up the recommendation about the T.C. Hamlin School when it meets Thursday.
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Autistic student’s appeal in novel Maine disability rights case to begin in Boston
The parents of Ben Pollack, who is nonverbal, want his school to let him wear a device that records his day, but the district says that would violate the privacy of other students.
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Board begins new superintendent search process for Maranacook Area Schools
Superintendent Donna Wolfrom is leaving at the end of the school year to lead the schools in Cape Elizabeth, and the search for her replacement has begun.
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Oakland-based RSU 18 discusses next year’s budget
School board also talked about how to fill chief operations officer.