Gregg Palmer has accepted another position and the district plans to launch a search for a new principal in January, the superintendent says.
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Auburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
‘I don’t want people to believe that we’re a racist school, or that people don’t feel welcome,’ Faith Fontaine said.
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Holocaust survivor who spied on Nazis during World War II shares her story at USM
Marthe Cohn, 99, doesn’t want people to forget the lessons that were learned about Hitler’s rise to power and the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Portland school board approves solar energy project
A student-driven effort to counteract climate change led the board to approve a resolution directing the superintendent to enter into a power purchase agreement with an offsite solar project.
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Parents fear new probation office is too close to Portland school
The Department of Corrections office has moved next to Presumpscot Elementary School, but the office director says rumors about it being a sex offender counseling location are untrue.
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Future of Topsham-based charter school hinges on whether Maine still has an opening next year
Sheffwood Academy had hoped to open in September 2020 in the Topsham area but the Maine Charter School Commission unanimously voted to deny the application earlier this month.
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Waterville school board votes to join Regional Service Center
After Waterville residents voted to dissolve the regional AOS 92 last March, the Waterville School Board has decided to join a Regional Service Center that includes RSU 18 and MSAD 54.
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Skowhegan school district erases its Native American iconography as school year nears
The School Administrative District 54 board will convene to discuss next steps Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Dozens of unexpected students from migrant surge force Portland-area schools to adjust
Some districts say they’re mostly prepared but at least one – Brunswick – may need to hire more teachers.
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Families, children, get ‘sneak peek’ of Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville
Those touring the future home of the Children’s Discovery Museum on Thursday viewed space inside the building on Eustis Parkway and got to interact with museum exhibits on the lawn outside.