The federal Perkins Loan program is set to expire on Sept. 30.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta City Council candidate switches from council to school board post
Chris Clarke will run as a write-in candidate for the school board rather than take on an incumbent council member.
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Augusta superintendent gets new three-year contract
AUGUSTA — The school board has voted to give Superintendent James Anastasio a new three-year contract extension to keep him on the job until June 2021. Board members voted unanimously and without debate Wednesday in favor of the contract with the superintendent. “I’d like to thank the board for their support and I look forwad […]
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RSU 9 eyes October dates for next round of budget negotiations
A third budget — cut by $1 million by residents at a meeting — failed at the polls, sending the school board back to the drawing board.
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Fayette seeking part-time school superintendent
Jim Hodgkin resigned after taking an interim post in the midcoast.
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Voters reject, for third time, RSU 9 school budget proposal
Some residents at the polls in Farmington said they rejected the $32.7 million budget because the cuts to the budget were too steep, while others bemoaned proposed spending.
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Winslow to hold public hearings on proposed $10M school renovation bond
The meetings, tentatively planned for Oct. 10 and 30, will seek to provide clarity after contentious debates.
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Hissing cockroaches and tarantulas in Augusta? Museum offers hands-on learning
The annual event at the Maine State Museum featured 24 presenters showing off live insects, pulling children away from computers, tablets and the internet.
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ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis to get Colby’s Lovejoy Award
MacGillis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, will give the Lovejoy address Oct. 2 and receive an honorary doctorate from the college.
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RSU 9 students, parents, residents rally against cuts to budget
Voter turnout in the ten towns that make up the district is expected to be heavy Tuesday.