Public hearings are scheduled in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne in advance of a Jan. 8, 2019, referendum.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Professor, UNE reach settlement in sexual harassment lawsuit
Lara Carlson had said department chairman Paul Visich retaliated after she accused him of making inappropriate comments, sending inappropriate emails and touching her inappropriately in 2012.
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Retired teacher donates $700,000 to UMF, second-largest gift in school history
The donation by T. Margaret Brown, a Portland teacher who graduated from the school in 1955, will support student scholarships.
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SMCC opening welding program in Brunswick
New equipment will help train students for potential jobs at Bath Iron Works.
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University system captures extra $15 million, reports $8.2 million surplus
The extra funds are attributed to better-than-expected investment income, cost-cutting and an increase in tuition revenue from out-of-state students.
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Sisters taking up Indian mascot issue with Skowhegan school board
The current policy of the school board is to offer no comment and direct media questions on the topic to Superintendent Brent Colbry.
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University of Maine System starts search for UMF president
The university’s board of trustees on Monday authorized a search committee to begin search for a president with a timeline of making an appointment in May.
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Education Department probes claims of anti-male bias in women’s studies programs
More than half-a-dozen U.S. colleges are the targets of complaints that men are being treated unfairly.
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Michael Bloomberg donating $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University
The gift – the largest ever to any education institution in the U.S. – will allow his alma mater to eliminate student loans in financial aid packages starting next fall.
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Messalonskee schools’ $3.9 million athletic complex nears completion, but critics still concerned about cost
With or without its final red track coating, the $3.9 million facility will be ready for the spring sports season, officials say.