The Winslow Town Council and School Board meet to discuss using the old junior high school so students can follow social-distancing guidelines.
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Longtime Skowhegan-based SAD 54 superintendent retiring after 17 years
Brent Colbry was among the first teachers to bring special education to Maine schools, managed school districts through financial crises and seen huge advances in technology that have ultimately helped schools navigate the pandemic.
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Posted inMaine, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
St. John Catholic School in Winslow hold final awards ceremony in outdoor
The Friday morning gathering in the Catholic school’s parking lot also highlighted the permanent closure of the 92-year-old institution.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thomas College announces plan to return students and staff to campus for fall
College officials unveiled the comprehensive safety plan the school has created in order to bring students and staff back to campus despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees conditionally approve $559.5 million budget, tuition increase
Tuition will increase on average 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and 3.1 percent for out-of-state undergraduates.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond school withdrawal committee eyes 2022 exit date
The committee is still waiting for information on the district’s debts to complete its draft of the exit agreement and create a first-year operations budget for a Richmond standalone district.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Appeals court reviews ruling that put Cape Elizabeth student’s suspension on hold
The district suspended Aela Mansmann for 3 days last year after she posted notes in a school bathroom about a rapist in the high school, an act she and her mother argue constitutes protected speech.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Bingham area school district to receive new bus with help of grant, state aid
The 2021 diesel school bus from the Blue Bird Corporation will be financed through a grant from the Department of Transportation and aid from the Department of Education.
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UMaine System budget, with tuition increase, advances to full board
The proposed $559.5 million system budget includes an average tuition increase of 2.5% for in-state undergraduates.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan-area school district holds final hearing on $36.6 million budget
The proposed budget for 2020-21 is $101,000 less than the current spending plan and heads to a referendum vote on July 14.