But the degree of her interest in hearing from wrongfully accused students alarms advocates for rape survivors.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine school districts plan to use state funding for tax relief, programming
A provision that 50 percent of the state funding must go to tax relief is unlikely to apply to many school districts this year.
Maine will join lawsuit against U.S. Education Department over for-profit student loan abuse
Several attorneys general, all Democrats, sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after she delayed implementing rules to help students defrauded by for-profit colleges have their loans forgiven.
Tony Veit appointed to Gardiner-area school board
The former SAD 11 school board member and Curtis Ayotte both had asked to be considered to fill the vacancy created when Kathy Chadwick stepped down earlier this year.
Augusta board approves 1.5 percent raise for superintendent
Board members also discussed elementary students switching schools.
Vote on Messalonskee High School athletic complex proposal postponed until August
More than an hour was spent discussing the item, which drew supporters to the school board meeting but also raised a number of issues.
Eight schools get more than $1 million in additional state funding for next year
Portland, which had anticipated a decrease of $2.5 million in its state allocation, will instead see an increase of almost $3 million.
Maine charter school for performing arts overhauls model after rocky 1st year
A team evaluating Snow Pond Arts Academy cites concerns about a lack of some administrators, lack of training for some teachers and a $44,000 budget deficit.
Winthrop voters to consider $10.98 million school spending proposal July 25
School officials have opposed the latest spending plan, which proposes to cut the superintendent’s hours.
Grant of $10,000 will link students in rural Danforth to virtual reality
An east-central Maine school can use the funds for devices such as a 3D printer and VR headsets.