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Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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RSU 9 residents to weigh in Wednesday on first round of budget votes
Residents will have an opportunity to decide whether to send the district’s $33.9 million budget proposal to voters on June 13.
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Sanford students delving into mystery of child’s grave
Teacher Paul Auger sets them to work – and learn – after a child’s remains are found in a long-abandoned cemetery.
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Class of 2017 graduates from Bates
American educator Geoffrey Canada delivers the address.
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As allure of Latin wanes, new teaching methods focus on fun
Fewer Maine students are taking the national exam, but the state’s Junior Classical League breathes some life into a ‘dead language.’
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Kents Hill graduates exchange life advice with fifth-graders
Fifty-seven students graduated Saturday from the private school in Readfield.
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Georgia man tells Waterville students of life after causing death
Waterville Senior High School students headed into prom weekend were moved by Chris Sandy’s story about how his life was turned upside down when he killed an elderly couple while driving drunk.
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Harvard hosts Zuckerberg as commencement speaker
Mark Zuckerberg, who started Facebook in his dormitory room but later dropped out, gives the keynote address.
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Messalonskee High students to compete overseas in China robotics competition
The team was one of six in the United States chosen to go to the competition in Qingdao.
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Winthrop officials might be reaching budget compromise
After asking for deep cuts, the Town Council now has given the School Department more money to work with.