The council is looking at forming a new committee after the $10.33 million bond failed at the polls.
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Indian mascot still in play at Skowhegan schools
Local school officials say there is no debate to change the name on any agenda.
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New directive in place for Augusta ed tech punished for telling colleague ‘I will pray for you’
Because of the publicity the complaint received, school employees have received ‘some highly inappropriate and profane communications,’ a School Department attorney said.
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Choral album made by Oakland area students nominated for Grammy Award
Students in the choral programs in the Oakland-based school district recorded “Songs of Darkness and Hope,” about the Holocaust, in April 2016.
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Winslow officials eye compromise after school bond fails at polls
Voters on Tuesday rejected the proposed $10.33 million bond to renovate and consolidate Winslow schools, forcing officials to take another look, with the junior high building set to close in two years.
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Three Maine schools unanimously approved for charter extensions
Baxter and Fiddlehead are renewed for 10 years, and Harpswell for five years, all by 5-0 commission votes.
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Group starts to consider Randolph elementary school future
An ad-hoc committee will consider a number of factors before making a recommendation to the SAD 11 School Board about the possible closure of TC Hamlin school.
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MIT student’s suicide stirs question of school liability
Massachusetts’ highest court may decide whether schools can be held responsible when students take their own lives.
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Former Bates student leads charge for veterans memorial on Lewiston campus
Capt. George ‘Alexi’ Whitney, a 2001 graduate, was killed during a mission in Afghanistan in 2016.
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Skowhegan police: Rumors about student going to high school with firearm false
School administrators and Skowhegan police have found the information in the rumors to be baseless.