Following calls for better communication and transparency, Chairperson Trish Riley gives system faculty a non-voting seat on the board.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Blue Crew succeeds at Summer Heat Event
Blue Crew First Robotics Team 6153, comprised of students from Mt. Blue and Spruce Mountain high schools, was part of the winning alliance at the off-season event in Falmouth.
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Meet the RSU 9 fifth grade teacher who loves seeing her students smile
Regional School Unit 9 fifth grade teacher Lucinda Dreschler is passionate about collaboration with fellow teachers and the students themselves. Collaboration, she said, is the key to successful education.
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Decision delayed on proposed updates to UMaine System’s hiring practices
Board of trustees refers the slew of reforms aimed at bringing more accountability to the system’s hiring practices to a subcommittee scheduled to meet in August.
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UMaine extends Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s contract 1 year despite calls for removal
The vote comes after faculty at all 7 schools in the system have expressed serious concerns about Malloy’s leadership.
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Peter Hallen named assistant superintendent for Waterville Public Schools
Peter Hallen, 50, the director of the Mid-Maine Technical Center for the last 10 years, was appointed to his new position by the Board of Education on Monday.
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Bowdoin College to offer class on ethics of AI in everyday life
The course, the first of its kind for the Brunswick liberal arts college, will debut in the fall of 2023 after a year in development.
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With school out for the summer, Maine teachers take on 2nd, 3rd jobs
Historically, about 20% of teachers across the country have taken on secondary jobs across the country during the school year. In the summer, that figure rose to about 33%, according to the latest national data.
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Skowhegan parents push for action after complaints of racism lodged with school officials
The complaints are the latest to be made by minority families in central Maine and school district administrators say they’re being taken seriously as part of an investigative process that can involve outside agencies.
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Musical program, timber harvest coming to Jay area school district
Portland Symphony Orchestra to bring “Violins of Hope” program to middle school students in October, selective timber harvest on school owned property planned for the winter.