Paul Brooks, EMS program manager for the U.S. Office of Health Affairs, stressed the need for people who are not medical workers help stop bleeding to prevent people from dying.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Waterville school superintendent calls this year’s budget scenario ‘deep and dark’
The proposed 2017-18 school budget is currently at $22.4 million, which would be a 6 percent increase, or $1.3 million, above this school year’s $21.1 million budget.
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Gardiner high school senior wins Maine state Poetry Out Loud finals
Gabrielle Cooper of Gardiner Area High School won top honors among 10 finalists at the finals Monday at the Waterville Opera House, and she now heads to Washington, D.C., for the national championship at the end of April.
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Social media threat made against Yarmouth High
Police were able to identify a suspect from out of state and school is in session Monday, the superintendent says.
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SMCC trains immigrants with medical backgrounds to be EMTs
The new program, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, is designed to meet a growing need for multilingual emergency medical technicians.
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Maine professor had hand in April’s March for Science
Paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill says scientists have to honk their own horns to foster a stronger connection with the public and politicians.
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Clear winners and losers: LePage plan shakes up school funding
Maine’s nine charter schools will have increases in their state funding while Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and Portland tighten their belts to deal with sizable losses, but legislators may change the numbers.
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How Maine’s education funding system works
The way the state funds K-12 education is complex. It starts with the amount of money earmarked for schools. This year, Gov. Paul LePage is proposing $1 billion – about $20 million, or 2 percent, less than the state spent on public schools this budget cycle. That dollar figure is plugged into an “essential programs […]
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Gardiner high school senior preparing for state poetry finals
Gabrielle Cooper would win cash and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national championship if she wins the Poetry Out Loud Maine State Finals Monday in Waterville.