Superintendent: Bill could require districts to pay full tuition for students they send to technical centers in Maine, and cost smaller districts, such as Regional School Unit 12, about $330,000 a year.
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Augusta Chizzle Wizzle president asks board of education to lift mask requirement while on stage
This year’s Chizzle Wizzle is the first in-person performance in two years and will mark the 131st year the show has gone on.
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Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Gov. Mills unveils $20 million plan for free tuition at Maine community colleges
About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
COVID-19 cases drop in Maine schools for first time since holiday break
The pandemic continues to take lives and strain hospitals even as more signs show the omicron wave is subsiding in Maine and around the country.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Schools and Education
3 women sue Harvard, allege school ignored sexual harassment
Plaintiffs say when they reported professor John Comaroff to university administrators, he retaliated by threatening their careers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
More than a hill of beans: Roux developer seeks zoning for 16- to 17-story building
The institute wants zoning changes to allow large residential high-rise on the former B&M Baked Beans property.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Snow day or remote day? Parents have mixed thoughts as central Maine schools grapple with winter weather decisions
With three snow days in two weeks, districts have their own plan on what to do, but remote learning days are too much, some parents say.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Residents air concerns about search for Waterville school superintendent, assistant
The Board of Education this week heard from the public about whether an assistant superintendent should be hired who could move into the superintendent’s position when Eric Haley retires later this year.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?
As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school board votes to approve $250 gift cards for district employees
The Maine School Administrative District 11 board approved a memorandum of understanding for all district employees that also provides 15 days of COVID-19-related sick days and a half-day for employees on specific early release days.