The exhibit features drawings, artifacts and paintings from children lost, children who survived and succeeding generations moved by the Holocaust.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Embattled SAD 6 superintendent resigns
Frank Sherburne steps down amid pressure from parents who called for his ouster after he broke the district’s nepotism policy by hiring his son, who lacked state approval to work with students and was later charged with the sexual assault of a student in another district.
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Group questioning transparency of Christian afterschool club to host Skowhegan discussion
The Maine president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said Monday that the group has concerns about the Good News Club’s message.
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Teachers, residents say ‘the trust has been violated’ in SAD 6
Many residents of the five small towns that make up the school district are frustrated and angry about nepotism issues focused on Superintendent Frank Sherburne.
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Retiring Mt. Blue Middle School principal reflects on 30 years at the school
Gary Oswald, who wasn’t going to stick around when he first came to Farmington, ‘is Mt. Blue Middle School,’ the superintendent says.
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Winslow moves forward on plan to close junior high school building
The school district will seek public input on the plan to close the aging school after the 2017-18 school year and move sixth-graders to the elementary school and seventh and eighth-graders to the high school.
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Obama warns against politics of ignorance in Rutgers address
The president’s speech to Rutgers University graduates doesn’t mention Donald Trump by name.
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Unity College graduates 128
Commencement speaker Rue Mapp, founder of the nonprofit group Outdoor Afro, told the class of 2016 that stewardship for the natural world has never been more important or more necessary than it is today.
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Thomas College graduates more than 200
In a Saturday ceremony, President Laurie Lachance reminded the class of 2016 that who they are is just as important as the work they do; and commencement speaker Lawrence Sterrs advised graduates to keep two words in mind — “attitude” and “respect.”
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UMA confers degrees on more than 400 during ceremony
Kay O’Brien, 79, became the second-oldest person ever to graduate from UMA after completing her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies, following a 47-year career in nursing.