After two trying years marked by contentious cost cuts, Theodora Kalikow will retain her $203,000 salary and move into a new role.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Cormier hired as Fayette school superintendent
Michael Cormier, the longtime leader of the Mt. Blue school district, will work 40 days a year for Fayette.
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Two Maine public colleges make list of nation’s most expensive
USM and Maine Maritime rank 23rd and 28th in the average net price for in-state students at four-year schools.
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Six charter schools to apply for four openings in Maine
Among the applicants is a virtual school that was rejected twice.
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UMaine chancellor urges businesses to support higher education
Chancellor James Page says the system will request more state funding to weather budget gaps.
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Portland School Board adopts diploma standards, with changes
High schools will require students to have a post-graduation plan, but a pro-college emphasis has been dropped and more options added.
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USM students, faculty protest cuts
The group announces it is raising money for an independent audit of USM and UMaine System finances.
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New push to get girls into computer sciences
Less than 1 percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though it’s one of the fastest-growing fields in the U.S.
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Cornville principal moved by retirement observance
The same flag William Crumley raised a couple of years ago when the Cornville Regional Charter School opened was given to him Wednesday as he retired.
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Jackman school gets $97,500 grant
Forest Hills Consolidated School is one of 19 recipients in the state of a federal grant that pays for after school and summer activities.