Superintendent Virginia Rebar posts another letter, saying all students will have a chance to voice their opinion on the divisive topic.
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Foundation donates historic hunting lodge and acreage to Unity College
The gift of property in Somerset County from the Couri Foundation includes Sky Lodge, built in 1929, 150 acres of land and rental cabins.
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Scarborough school board chair says public doesn’t know whole story of principal’s resignation
Facing a recall threat from a group that wants David Creech to keep his job, Donna Beeley says confidentiality is keeping the other side of the departure story from being told.
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Student-led walkout set for Wednesday at Waterville senior and junior high schools
Waterville Board of Education gets a heads-up on nature of walkout but chooses not to vote on it.
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Search committee begins looking for new RSU 38 superintendent
Superintendent Donna Wolfrom came to the Readfield-based district in 2012 and will leave at the end of the school year to lead the Cape Elizabeth Schools district.
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Winthrop educators seek answers after complaint filed against superintendent
A state teacher’s union official says a formal complaint was made to the School Board, which has yet to make public the findings of an investigation launched in response.
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Scarborough group starts petitions to remove school board members
The ‘Road to Renewal’ Facebook group says its main objective is to force the resignation of the superintendent and the reinstatement of the high school principal.
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Augusta school officials ponder staff changes, cuts to $30.8 million budget
School board members are discussing cutting some positions to fund others in the current budget proposal, which is up 6 percent.
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Waterville board to consider allowing student walkout March 14
A school assembly after the walkout would serve as a ‘teachable moment,’ Superintendent Eric Haley said.
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Are frequent threats, lockdowns the new normal for Maine schools?
Here and across the U.S., a rash of menacing incidents following the Parkland massacre hobbles efforts to restore students’ sense of safety.