The program, which helps low-income students in central and western Maine get into college, ‘conflicts’ with the federal government’s goals, the Trump administration said.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine schools struggling to hire bus drivers
In Brunswick, a shortage of bus drivers has forced schools to merge routes and reschedule after-school activities.
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Bowdoin College Conservatives host ‘October 7,’ a play spotlighting stories of Hamas attack survivors
The stage reading Thursday night at Pickard Theater came just a few days after the student group postponed a vigil for slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk because of reported threats.
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Chaos erupts at Lincoln school board meeting over teacher’s statement on slain conservative Charlie Kirk
An RSU 67 board member slapped a phone out of an attendee’s hand as the man was taking video after sparking two board recesses with his public comments at the meeting Wednesday night.
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Waterville councilors table charter school zoning change request
The school, which is planning to buy 41 acres on Eight Rod Road for the project, would be nontaxable and draw resources away from Waterville Public Schools, councilors say.
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Conservatives out educators, including some in Maine, accused of cheering Charlie Kirk’s death
While no Maine educators appear to have been fired over the issue, some districts have investigated or placed teachers on leave.
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Chellie Pingree, Portland leaders pressure ICE to share details on arrest outside school
Immigration officers’ refusal to identify themselves while detaining a parent during student drop-off at Gerald E. Talbot Community School last week has led to a growing chorus of calls for transparency from federal agents.
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Cornish man accused of threatening UNE, having bomb-making materials
The 24-year-old man is charged with terrorizing, criminal use of explosives and attempting to cause a catastrophe.
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Charter school in Skowhegan, Cornville eyes Waterville for expansion
The Community Regional Charter School wants to buy 41 acres on Eight Rod Road to build a new school, but must obtain a zoning change from the city first.
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After 2 years some of Maine’s electric school buses remain parked
District officials say they do not know what to do with the inoperable buses that were provided through the federal Clean School Bus program.