The latest proposal comes after several contentious weeks, in which members of the Town Council have pushed for a series of administrative cuts to the School Department.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta councilors allocate $398,067 in supplemental state education funding to schools
The city’s school board has not decided yet how the money will be spent.
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Snow Pond Center for the Arts looks to expand concert venue, children’s programs
The nonprofit in Sidney has applied for a USDA Rural Development loan to upgrade its amphitheater and build a classroom building.
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Measure calling for Maine to pay down student debt stalls in Legislature
The bill, aimed at adding younger people to Maine’s workforce by paying down school loans, is backed by Gov. LePage but needs more legislative support and is set aside.
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Extra state funding may not be enough to prevent Augusta elementary school moves
Some parents at a meeting Wednesday objected to the planned transfer of students from Farrington Elementary to other schools.
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University of Maine at Farmington receives $500,000 grant for statewide digital arts and humanities project
The New Digital Commons Project will feature 24 works Mainers identify as meaningful at this historical moment.
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Augusta officials ponder what to do with $796K in added state education funding
A draft proposal put together by Ralph St. Pierre, the city’s finance director and assistant city manager, proposes to appropriate half the new state funding for schools.
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Alfond foundation grant of $7.5 million puts plan for Portland graduate center in motion
The state university system’s ambitious proposal, in the works since 2013, aims to combine several high-level education programs at one facility.
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Fairfield area summer meal program a hit, but organizers believe bigger need exists
The School Administrative District 49 summer meal program gives free breakfast and lunch to any kids who want it, but those involved don’t think everyone who needs the program can get there.
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Big news about graduate center at USM expected today
The announcement by the university system likely will deal with funding for the proposed center.