Educators, parents and students say the candidates’ biggest applause lines and headline-grabbers fly in the face of appeals for students to be respectful and kind.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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RSU 18 presents $34.7 million budget for 2017
The plan includes a spending increase of less than 1 percent, but taxpayers could be on the hook for a lot more.
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Ballot question to increase education spending will go to voters
The Secretary of State certified the campaign, which is attempting to impose a 3 percent tax on upper-income households to increase education funding.
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Collaboration helps Maine adult education students earn college credit
Maine adult education programs have pivoted to meet the needs of communities, including college transitions classes that help prepare students for post-secondary institutions, John McLaughlin writes.
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Bill would standardize drug-abuse education
Currently, individual middle and high schools set their own policies, which officials say leaves gaps.
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SAD 54 may hike taxes on district towns if state aid is down
Superintendent of Schools Brent Colbry is hopeful for additional state aid to education to balance the budget, but says the district would need $400,000 more from taxpayers if early state aid projections don’t change.
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Parent group raising $421,000 for Waterville High auditorium renovations
A campaign kickoff to raise $150,000 for 700 seats in the Waterville Senior High School auditorium is set for March 10.
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Immigrants take accent-reduction class in Portland
Even though they speak English, many find that their accent makes it hard for people to understand them.
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Associate professor accuses UNE of retaliating because she alleged harassment
Lara Carlson sues for damages, but the school denies administrative misconduct and asks for a dismissal.
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High school ski racers hit the slopes at Kents Hill to help hungry
The event, organized by a Maranacook Community High School junior, raised money for the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn.