Four candidates ran for one spot to represent Gardiner on the MSAD 11 school board.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
UMaine System receives 3 new bids for Hutchinson Center in Belfast
The university system rescinded an offer to sell the building to a church earlier this year, citing shortcomings in the initial request for proposals’ criteria.
At Maine’s college campuses, young voters cite key issues in the national election
Among the top issues driving some young voters interviewed at campuses this week were reproductive rights, climate change and equality.
Winslow considers demolishing former junior high, but $450,000 environmental cleanup must come first
The town will soon begin accepting bids to demolish the nearly 100-year-old schoolhouse, but hundreds of thousands of dollars must first be spent to remove oil and asbestos from the building.
University of Maine System sees 3% enrollment increase after final tally
Following an October census, the system said there are more than 20,000 undergraduate students, and graduate enrollment has reached a record 4,965.
Voters in Wales, Litchfield and Sabattus to vote again on school budget Tuesday
RSU 4 facing a fourth budget vote for the second year in a row.
Health center backers address Gardiner parental concerns on gender-affirming care
Some community members said they were concerned about the potential for students to receive confidential gender-affirming care in the potential school-based health center.
Madison Elementary School marks opening of new outdoor learning facility
A new accessible trail and dock-like structure, funded by a $100,000 state grant, are meant to support outdoor education at the school.
Forum set for Gardiner school-based health center proposal
The school-based health center, which would be funded by a federal grant, would provide access to health care for students in the district and is expected to help address conditions that lead to chronic absenteeism.