Adding to the debate about arming teachers with guns is the fact that accidents happen.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Public hearing scheduled for Randolph school closure plan
A vote on the closure of Teresa C. Hamlin school is scheduled for May 15 at the Randolph Town Office.
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Maine schools will get some state funding even though lawmakers failed to act
Because the Legislature adjourned without passing a major school funding bill, the state will consider it an emergency and issue subsidy checks based on conservative estimates, a spokesman says.
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Arizona teachers rally as funding vote nears that would end strike
The state’s educators have won a pay raise but haven’t yet secured additional school aid.
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Colby College rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby in wake of assault conviction
The Waterville college’s board of trustees voted unanimously to rescind the degree given to Cosby in 1992.
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Company donates $1 million toward construction of UMaine engineering center
The gift from Packaging Corporation of America, member of a pulp and paper foundation that encourages students to consider paper-related technical careers.
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Maine students can expect to pay almost 3% more to attend state universities next year
The increase included in the proposed budget would boost in-state students’ costs to about $18,000 a year for tuition, fees and room and board.
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RSU 9 voters to consider proposed $35.5 million spending plan
After the district budget meeting Monday, voters are scheduled to determine the budget’s fate in a May 15 referendum.
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Winslow council sends $8.1 million school bond to voters
Councilors split over previously approved amount of $8.6 million, whether to recommend new amount.
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Schools fret as teens take to vaping, even in classrooms
A new wave of smaller vapes has swept through schools in recent months, replacing bulkier e-cigarettes.