In an anonymous survey, more than 40 current or former employees in Regional School Unit 18 have raised concerns about working conditions and district leadership.
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Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program
The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House’s efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget — leaves the fishery organization’s programming and 20 employees in limbo.
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Mattie Daughtry has spent a decade trying to get Maine high schoolers more sleep. She’s still at it.
The Brunswick Democrat has long championed pushing Maine’s high school start time to 8:30 a.m., saying that pediatric research shows teens need more sleep than early school start times allow.
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Some in Auburn, Minot support for Rep. Laurel Libby despite Maine House censure
Residents react to Tuesday night’s Maine House of Representatives vote to censure Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, for posting unblurred photos of a transgender student-athlete on social media.
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Cursive could be written into Maine law under new bill
Once a standard in elementary schools, cursive is no longer taught to all students. A Maine lawmaker would like to change that.
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UNE professor develops new test for breast cancer
The test, now awaiting FDA approval, would help during treatment of triple negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.
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Maine educators ask Legislature to increase teachers’ minimum salary
A bill before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee would raise the minimum teacher salary in Maine from $40,000 to $50,000 over the next 5 years.
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Farmington considers changing fiscal year
Several residents shared concerns about moving to a fiscal year, however Town Manager Erica LaCroix believes doing so offers better budgeting accuracy.
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Farmington-area school board learns of culinary classroom savings
Superintendent Christian Elkington told Regional School Unit 9 directors Thursday that a scaled-back equipment plan for the Bjorn Center culinary classroom at Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington will save the district $72,000.
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UMF researchers want to know, how smart is your cat?
The Maine Cat Lab at the University of Maine at Farmington is conducting the first-ever international study of cat intelligence.