The board of School Administrative District 49 authorized the review after calls for the superintendent’s resignation amid the rollout of a restructuring plan.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Residents voice strong support for RSU 18’s $38.7 million budget
About 40 residents from the district’s five towns participated in a district hearing Thursday night on the school budget.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Varsity Maine
Mills signs bill to ban Native American mascots
Maine public schools and universities will soon be prohibited from using mascots and logos depicting Native Americans.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school district budget hearing draws little interest
At Thursday’s public hearing, Superintendent Patricia Hopkins delivered the district’s budget presentation to an audience that consisted largely of board members and administrators.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area school district residents easily approve $18.5 million spending plan
A budget validation referendum will take place June 11 in all the school district’s towns.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine Senate OKs expanded testing for lead in school water
The bill would require all schools, not just those on well water, to test drinking and cooking water for lead contamination.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Schools and Education
MDI lab receives $18 million grant for biomedical research and training
The Bar Harbor laboratory is the founder and leader of a statewide network of 13 educational and research institutions.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education, Source
Old, misleading info among perils of teaching climate change
Teachers report having to sift through junk science and misinformation as they work to teach their students about climate change.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Police to stage active shooter training at Portland high school
Law enforcement agencies, students and school officials will participate in the training exercise at Deering High on Friday and Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Thornton Academy students walk out to protest staff cuts
School officials say they had to eliminate 8 positions because of declining local enrollment.