Lead Campus Safety Officer Dennis Skinner, who was fired for an incident in which he tackled a student, said he didn’t try to restrain that student until he pushed him.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Details of Biden speech emerge, including $200 billion plan for free preschool
The proposal is part of his American Families Plan, which he is to unveil Wednesday night in an address to Congress.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Uncertainty about school budget has Hallowell officials considering spending cuts
With a $227,085 increase to the city’s share of the proposed Regional School Unit 2 budget, Hallowell city councilors might have to revise spending priorities.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine schools encourage families to fill out FAFSA applications by Saturday’s Maine State Grant deadline
A majority of schools in the state are seeing fewer seniors than last year fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
COVID-19 cases in Maine schools rise to highest levels of the pandemic
School officials say the increase is a reflection of community spread, not transmission in schools, and several are continuing with plans to increase in-person learning.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees to consider renaming C.C. Little Hall
A committee will consider naming the lecture hall for Beryl Warner Williams, who held two degrees from UMaine and was affiliated with the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Red Cross.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Municipalities still don’t have Hallowell-area school district’s full finalized budget for next year
While other central Maine school districts have made their full budgets public, no municipal official in the communities served by Regional School Unit 2 have gotten a copy of its line item spending plan for next school year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA to offer online financial literacy course for high school students
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the needs for financial literacy and online college courses, according to local educators.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Amid pandemic, more Maine universities move away from SAT and ACT
Dropping requirements for standardized tests by college applicants is a growing trend nationally that has been accelerated by the coronavirus.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby’s Arts Collaborative building project nears completion
Colby College’s Arts Collaborative in downtown Waterville offers a preview into the community hub it hopes to become.