Besides the recall effort, the group hopes to pressure the superintendent to step down over her role in the resignation of high school Principal David Creech.
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State proposes shifting responsibility to towns for special education for 3- to 5-year-olds
Legislation to be heard Monday would shift the job away from the Maine Department of Education, which is struggling to meet children’s needs.
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Menu of KVCC food programs takes students from farm to table
The culinary arts program, hand in hand with the sustainable agriculture program at the Fairfield school, trains students to produce food on the farm, prepare it in the kitchen and make a living doing it as a business.
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School shooting survivors demand gun law reform at March for Our Lives demonstrations
A profile of some of the Parkland, Florida students who galvanized the national demonstrations for gun law reforms on March 24.
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Sanford first-grader threatens to get a gun when asked to share swing set
Margaret Chase Smith School sends a letter to parents informing them of the incident, generating intense discussion in the community amid the heightened vigilance around school shootings.
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Scarborough superintendent says she didn’t intend to infringe on students’ rights
Julie Kukenberger defends halting a student voter registration drive by saying she wanted to protect students who were feeling pressured to join an effort to unseat school board members.
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Scarborough superintendent tries to halt student voter registration drive
Senior class officers complete their effort to register 18-year-old students and sign petitions to recall 3 school board members.
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Group raffling off 9mm handgun for Project Graduation gets some backlash
The Houlton store owner who donated the gun says the parents group has raffled off guns in the past.
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Waterville Senior High students sweep music festival awards in New York City
100 students performed at the Heritage Music Festival, taking highest scores overall, according to Waterville schools band director Sue Barre.
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Portland council, school board brace for battle over the cost of education
Superintendent Xavier Botana’s $113 million budget proposal for the coming year would add $238 to the average homeowner’s tax bill. One councilor says difficult spending cuts are necessary.