Voters at a regional meeting backed Regional School Unit 11’s $22.8 million budget on Tuesday with little opposition.
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SAD 54 residents approve $34 million budget
The increase will be allocated among the six towns of the Skowhegan-based district if voters OK final numbers in June 9 referendum.
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The language of education. Is it just business?
People often use the language of business when discussing education. When using this language, students are considered customers and faculty are considered employees of the educational institution. In lots of ways, this language is appropriate. Faculty really are employees; universities have budgets, revenue and expenses and need to ensure that the bottom line is considered […]
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Bill aims to reduce vaccine opt-outs for Maine students
A legislative panel votes Friday on a proposal to toughen the standard for parents seeking ‘philosophic’ opt-outs of vaccinations.
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SAD 49 budget review provokes call for leaders to quit
Two officials’ insistence on cutting non-academic programs prompted backlash from supporters of athletics.
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RSU 18 looks for ways to cut budget before sending it back to voters
Charter school funding is the only item that can be cut before programs start to be affected, school officials said.
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Sports, extracurriculars on the line as SAD 49 budget review starts
‘The district will not lay off a teacher before we deal with extracurricular activities,’ school board chairman Steve Grenier says after voters rejected a $25.9 million budget.
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Giving Mainers food security, healthy options
Sometimes, things just feel right, even if that thing is a drastic life change. At the beginning of this year, Tina Bonsant made a drastic change. She left her job of 20 years with the state government to embark on a journey of growth. Food growth, that is. Tina saw a need that she wanted to […]
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UMA searches for new leader after news of Cummings’ departure
The University of Maine System says it expects to name the next president of the Augusta university by November.
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A sudden switch in USM’s presidency as Glenn Cummings takes the job
The longtime educator will take over July 1 instead of Harvey Kesselman, who asked out of his appointment with his current school in turmoil.