Balancing civic engagement and parenting raises the question of how we should approach children’s engagement in political events, and how we should consider their perspective, safety, comfort and understanding, Elizabeth Powers writes.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Student treated for minor injuries after Dayton school bus crash
A car hit a school bus that was stopped at an intersection Tuesday morning.
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Monmouth students interview veterans for Masks of War art project
Student assignment involved both research and art in sharing local veterans’ service experiences.
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Waterville officials, residents, debate budget, possible tax rate increase
Rising costs, less money coming in, changes in state funding point to tax hike residents don’t want.
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Proposed $29.2 million Augusta school budget up for board vote Wednesday
Some positions cut in the superintendent’s initial budget proposal have been restored in latest budget.
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Gorham High School evacuated after bomb threat
In the second such incident in less than a month, police dogs found no evidence of a bomb during a sweep of the building.
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Canadian teacher wins $1 million prize
Maggie MacDonnell has worked for six years in a remote Inuit village in northern Quebec.
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USM, Iceland’s Reykjavik University to sign agreement
The new agreement will make it easier for students and faculty to spend time at both schools.
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Higher Forms of Art exhibition taking shape at UMA in Augusta
The annual event showcases works of art by area high school students.
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Waterville technical school students, staff learn to ‘stop the bleeding’ from Homeland Security expert
Paul Brooks, EMS program manager for the U.S. Office of Health Affairs, stressed the need for people who are not medical workers help stop bleeding to prevent people from dying.