Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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Outdoor skills students brave fierce winds, cold to teacher others how to catch fish in Roxbury Pond
Region 9 School of Applied Technology students and instructors hosted the ice fishing event for about 90 T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School students on Friday morning.
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Education committee now working with state officials on overhaul of Child Development Services
Lawmakers discuss a proposal from the Mills administration to transition the services from Department of Education to individual school districts.
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Mt. Blue Boosters in Farmington ‘frustrated’ with district directors
Director Rich Ruhlin told the RSU 9 board of directors on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Mt. Blue Boosters are frustrated with the board over a lack of clarity with the fundraising efforts.
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Augusta School Board names Mike Tracy as next school superintendent
The Augusta Board of Education approved Mike Tracy Jr. as the new superintendent in an unanimous vote; he replaces longtime supertinendent Jim Anastasio, who is leaving at the end of June.
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Aroostook school district changes course, won’t use finger scanning software to track attendance
Parents and guardians of students who attend Caribou High School were notified that RSU 39 has decided against using biometric technology provided by a Pennsylvania company to track attendance.
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Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance
The Maine Chapter of the Maine ACLU criticizes the Aroostook County school district’s decision on Tuesday, saying using biometrics to track students raises serious privacy concerns.
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New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city
Tuesday’s grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.
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Waterville’s alternative high school location to move in time for fall classes
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday also heard from Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Allen that the Maine Department of Education had awarded Waterville schools a $190,000 literacy grant to be used at the junior high and high schools.
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Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.