“The Light Side and the Dark Side,” a mural completed over two years by Skowhegan Area High School students, was unveiled at an art opening Sunday and symbolizes a wide range of the students’ artistic styles and emotions.
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RSU 9 to hold informational budget meetings next week
The RSU 9 superintendent and the board of directors will host meetings in Farmington, Wilton and New Sharon to answer questions about the school budget process.
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Hackers target Maine school systems for employee W-2s
Brunswick sent W-2s minus Social Security numbers to the scammers.
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In games and codes, what are the gender limits?
The ways in which notions of masculinity and femininity shape socialization can be found in a video games and school dress codes, James Cook writes.
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Proposal would give more school funds to struggling mill towns, at other districts’ expense
L.D. 281, currently being debated in the Maine State House, would reallocate state education funding to give more money to districts that have suffered from big losses in taxable valuation.
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RSU 9, UMF collaboration gets students, aspiring educators excited about STEM
Through a UMaine Cooperative Extension program, UMF students are teaching science, technology, engineering and math skills in RSU 9 classrooms at no cost to the district.
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Augusta school board approves $29.6 million budget proposal
The package, which would rely on local taxes no more than last year’s school budget did, now awaits action by the City Council.
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Waterville students engage in farm-to-school vegetable taste testing
A FoodCorps service member is working at Albert S. Hall School to encourage healthful eating and living among students.
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Health reform needs to go further
From costs, to how care is provided, from our educational efforts, to who provides primary care, to reducing use of unnecessary technology and medications, the time is coming when we will shift toward a sustainable health care model, Carey Clark writes.
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Panel backs bill that would give Maine residents a break on student loans
The measure would offer interest-free loans to those who study STEM courses and go on to work in a related job in Maine.