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.
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Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
As schools across the country respond to a youth mental health crisis accelerated by the pandemic, many are confronting the thorny legal, ethical, and practical challenges of getting parents on board with treatment.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Jay-based school district budget proposal up 6.3%
The $24.67 million spending plan is $1.46 million more than this fiscal year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Maranacook’s Community Café bridges generations as students show community members what they are learning
The Maranacook Community Café bridges the generation gap between middle and high school students who demonstrate what they are learning to older community members over coffee and pastries.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine museums to create ‘visual dictionary’ of Wabanaki basketry
The Penobscot Nation Museum and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College receives $50 million gift to be used for financial aid
The gift from the Lunder Foundation will support the college’s ongoing efforts to enroll and graduate talented students from all backgrounds, according to college officials.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Privacy, public safety at odds when Maine teens are accused of violent crimes
Maine’s juvenile justice system defaults to privacy, but a South Portland case has frustrated prosecutors, who say the community has a right to know the threats.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Sensors help schools address student vaping
For Edward Little High School, having the sensors and a substance misuse counselor has worked to curb some vaping among students.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine education chief unveils plan to reform failing Child Development Services
Commissioner Pender Makin lays out a 3-year plan to transition responsibility for providing disability services to 3- and 5-year-old children from the Department of Education to local school districts.