There just aren’t as many people willing to substitute teach anymore, area superintendents say, reflecting a national shortage.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Winslow school board, Town Council, to hold meetings on bond question ahead of November vote
Voters will decide whether to approve a $10.33 million bond to move a consolidation project forward.
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Third child abduction attempt reported in Rockland
Three separate incidents in the last two weeks have involved a man or men in a white van asking students to get in, police say.
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DeVos met by protesters at Harvard speech
The education secretary defends her positions on school choice and protections for students.
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Colby places final beam on downtown dorm, officially opens Hains building
City officials and college staff members gathered to celebrate a milestone in the revitalization of downtown Waterville.
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High school athletes, officials confront national anthem protests
Players and officials willing to talk about national anthem demonstrations say there are no easy answers.
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Netflix chief executive donates $5 million to Bowdoin
Reed Hastings is a Bowdoin grad and hopes to help low-income and first-generation students.
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Maine scores appear stable in latest round of standardized testing
Math scores, however, still reflect only 39 percent of students test at grade level.
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Monmouth school meetings planned ahead of November vote
Regional School Unit 2 is proposing a $26.2 million project that will be paid for by the state.
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UMA students urged at convocation to seek truth, learn how to talk to each other
Speakers warned about how failure to communicate about important matters can incite war and other violence, and how discussing such things, while painful, can yield positive results.