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Bingham, Moscow to vote on closing Quimby Middle School

by Rachel Ohm March 2, 2019March 3, 2019

The vote is the latest effort to close the school, which officials have debated keeping open since 2009 in light of declining enrollment.

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Maine education department urges schools to ‘refrain’ from using Native American mascots

by Doug Harlow March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

The notice by the Maine Department of Education comes a week before the school board for Skowhegan-based SAD 54 is set to deliberate further over their schools’ “Indians” nickname.

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Committee endorses bill to shift Maine teacher retirement costs back to state

by Noel K. Gallagher February 28, 2019March 2, 2019

The state used to pay 100%, but former Gov. Paul LePage shifted half of the costs to municipalities

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Two students accused of threatening attack at Bonny Eagle Middle School

by Dennis Hoey February 28, 2019February 28, 2019

Two 14-year-olds, a boy and girl, are arrested on terrorizing charges after threatening to bring weapons to school so they can attack students and staff.

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SAD 49 board mulls gifted and talented education proposal

by Rachel Ohm February 28, 2019February 28, 2019

The board of the Fairfield-based school district decided to seek more information on how the district would pay for and implement a gifted and talented program before authorizing the superintendent to apply for state funding.

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DeVos to pitch federal tax credit for ‘educational freedom’

by COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press February 28, 2019March 3, 2019

The tax credits are meant to advance school choice without directly sending tax dollars to private schools.

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Middle school reopens in wake of Saco teacher’s untimely death

by LIZ GOTTHELF Staff Writer February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Classes had been canceled Tuesday after English teacher Robin Stinson died Monday in a driving accident.

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Committee unanimously approves bill forbidding ‘food shaming’ in Maine schools

by Noel K. Gallagher February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

The measure, which now goes to the full Legislature, prohibits schools from serving a second-tier meal or stigmatizing students who can’t pay for lunch.