The K-12 student information platform PowerSchool suffered a cybersecurity breach, and informed numerous school districts that they may have been affected.
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Judge allows sale of UMaine’s Hutchinson Center to move forward
Calvary Chapel Belfast asked a federal judge to stop the sale of the University of Maine-owned building, claiming the university system showed religious bias when it rescinded an offer to the church.
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Cornville man, formerly banned, now on Skowhegan-area school board
Wayne Wofford, 47, an outspoken critic of rules about masking at schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been appointed to fill the seat held previously by Julian Payne on the Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors.
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Augusta man arrested at Board of Education meeting
Pavel Dokukin, 39, was arrested on a charge of criminal trespassing when he refused to stop talking after reaching the two minutes allotted each speaker.
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Global school IT contractor suffers cybersecurity issue, at least 3 Maine schools impacted
PowerSchool, which serves hundreds of schools across the country, including many in Maine, notified customers of a breach Wednesday.
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Maine religious schools ask appeals court to halt state’s anti-discrimination rules
Crosspoint Church in Bangor and St. Dominic Academy in Auburn asked the federal court in Boston to stop a Maine law that prevents some private religious schools from receiving public funds.
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Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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Public audits are falling behind throughout central Maine
Many municipalities and school districts do not have up-to-date financial data as auditors become harder to find.
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Cornville member of Skowhegan-area school board resigns
Julian Payne, elected to the Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors in 2023, said he was frustrated with procedures and had personal differences of opinion.
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UMaine System board says it won’t consider divesting from Israel
The board of trustees decided not to take up 6 student demands that included divesting from Israeli companies and cutting academic ties with the country.