Results for standardized tests given to grades 3-8 and high school juniors show that half of Maine students are at grade level for English, 37 percent for math.
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Penobscot Nation ambassador calls on Skowhegan to retire ‘Indians’ nickname
Maulian Dana hand delivered formal appeal to SAD 54 board members on Nov. 1.
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Kristallnacht’s 80th anniversary observed in Augusta
Two Holocaust survivors described their memories of the violent night when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany were attacked, burned and ransacked.
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Randolph likely to reject school building ownership
At a public forum Thursday, residents worried that owning it would increase their taxes
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Randolph elects Fortier-Brown to Gardiner-area school board
The SAD 11 board member was challenged by Elyssa Tracey
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Scarborough superintendent’s job on the line after voters stack school board with critics
Four of five board candidates elected Tuesday were endorsed by a group that sought to have Julie Kukenberger fired, and one of the new board’s first duties will be to review her contract.
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Chelsea rejects school withdrawal proposal
Sheepscot Valley school board members said at a public hearing that the move wouldn’t result in savings for Chelsea taxpayers.
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Maine’s first virtual charter school gets 5-year renewal
But officials deny a request from Maine Connections Academy to expand into new grades and lift an enrollment cap.
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Chairwoman of Portland school board presses for universal pre-kindergarten
In her State of the Schools address, Anna Trevorrow recounts successes in the district and says expanded pre-K would ‘help make a difference to all students.’
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Colby College student absentee ballots challenged over Waterville address concerns
About 150 absentee ballots have been challenged over concerns that the registrations were not completed with addresses reflecting residency, an issue Maine’s secretary of state calls a misunderstanding.