Interim Superintendent Becky Foley spotted the error in her second week on the job and told the Winthrop School Board Wednesday.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Sixth grader arrested after Gray-New Gloucester school bus evacuated
Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop electric buses sidelined after recall
The decision to take the buses out of commission for a two-week test period after the recall was made by Interim Superintendent Becky Foley.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Naloxone training coming to some Maine schools next week
Mandated by a new state law, public schools now offer training for students in secondary education to teach them how to administer the overdose antidote, even if the students choose not to take part.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System staff speak out against low wages at legislative hearing
University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Do you know the 3 branches of government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education
Over the past few years, a small but growing number of states have begun requiring students at publicly funded colleges to complete a civics requirement.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System rescinds controversial sale of Belfast building to church, citing procedural issue
The change follows weeks of criticism from other bidders and community members over the procurement process for the Hutchinson Center.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Stay or go? Dresden committee outlines 4 options for future of the town’s students
Following a year and a half of gathering information from a variety of sources, Dresden’s Education Exploratory Committee laid out four likely options for educating the town’s students, including remaining in Regional School Unit 2 or closing the school altogether.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
U.S. consumer watchdog finds school lunch fees are taking toll on parents
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has mandated that districts inform families of their options since 2017, but even when parents are aware, having to pay by cash or check to avoid fees can be burdensome.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Effort to recall Winthrop School Board members can’t move forward
One resident answered the former superintendent’s call to try to remove from office two school board members, but the town charter does not allow her to proceed.