A proposal to form an ad hoc committee to study school finance and performance drew ire from school board members and staff, who say the trust issue between the schools and the town has gotten worse the past few years.
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At new Cianbro facility, LePage praises vocational training, calls teachers ‘a dime a dozen’
Gov. Paul LePage, speaking at the grand opening for the Pittsfield company’s new workforce training facility, said a mentor program is more valuable than ‘just teaching out of a book.’
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Waterville Board of Education approves school budget in rubber stamp vote
Superintendent Eric Haley also discusses study on whether to disband AOS 92.
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BJ’s Wholesale fills every Maine teacher’s classroom wish list
The donation of $100,000 will go for 165 classroom projects in K-12 schools across the state.
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New rules for high school proficiency scrutinized at Augusta hearing
Advocates for students with disabilities are concerned the new rules will make it harder for those youths to earn diplomas.
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Colby College receives $475,000 from National Science Foundation for research
The research projects include studying methods to produce chemical compounds and investigating environmental changes that caused a mass extinction 252 million years ago.
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Thomas College internship program connects students to community
The executive director of the new Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation wants students to get experience earlier to create a stronger tie with central Maine.
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University for displaced responds to refugee crisis
A N.H. university could expand programs to 20 more refugee camps in the Middle East and Africa by 2022.
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Maine schools ready to rock with $50,000 music grant
Waterville was one of 10 districts to receive $5,000 to buy instruments for the Maine Kids Rock! program, which aims to attract more students to music.
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RSU 18 board approves $13.9 million bond, including athletic complex
The larger bond will fix facilities issues, get buildings up to the state fire code and upgrade the nutrition program.