The town is not officially withdrawing from the school district, but a committee met for the first time Thursday to begin discussing options the town has if residents decide to more forward.
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Augusta Board of Education renews superintendent’s contract for one year, with a single dissenting vote
The one-year renewal was requested by James Anastasio due to where he “is at in his career,” the board chair said.
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ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years
The results show a decline in preparedness for college-level coursework.
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Litchfield considers withdrawing from RSU 4
The town has not formally decided to withdraw from the Wales-based school district, but has established a committee, scheduled to meet Thursday for the first time, to explore the possibility.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College to honor two Ukrainian photojournalists with Lovejoy Award
This year’s award recipients are Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, who covered the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol earlier this year and countered Russian claims that civilians were not being targeted.
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Maine Arts Academy in Sidney looks to relocate to former Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta
The large, vacant Cony Road building would be occupied by 225 students and 30 staff members for high school arts education.
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RSU 9 directors vote to keep controversial gender identity poster
The posters, which define common gender and sexuality terms, hang in the windows of the guidance offices of Mt. Blue middle and high schools facing the hallway.
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Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races
Right-leaning groups are spending millions on candidates who promise to scale back teachings on race and sexuality, remove offending books from libraries and nix plans for gender-neutral bathrooms or transgender-inclusive sports teams.
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Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
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Thousands receive erroneous acceptance emails from Boston law school
Northeastern University School of Law accidentally tells 4,000 former and current applicants they’ve been accepted.