Richmond School Board members decided against eliminating a position, but approved further budget cuts to get below a 4% increase.
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Photos: Litchfield students enjoy pool time
Students search for salamanders and wade through a vernal pool during annual field trip
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Winthrop School Board votes 3-2 to approve proposed $13.7 million budget for 2024-25
Superintendent Jim Hodgkin is expected to present the budget to the Town Council in mid-May, and a public vote on the spending plan is scheduled for June 11.
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Wales-based school district moves forward with proposed budget
RSU 4 faces uphill battle to secure the funding it says it needs to ensure quality education for district students.
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Columbia University extends talks with Gaza war protesters, averting another confrontation
On Wednesday about 60 tents remained at the encampment, which appeared calm, with students going in and out.
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Voters pass $24.6 million budget for Spruce Mountain schools
The proposed $24.6 million budget for Regional School Unit 73 passed by a vote of 460 to 261.
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Winslow schools budget rises 7%, but officials say tax bills won’t increase
If approved by voters, the district’s budget would increase to just over $20 million next year, which officials say is fueled by rising inflation and the high cost of labor.
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses after mass arrests at Columbia
Schools struggle with where to draw the line between allowing free expression while maintaining safe and inclusive campuses.
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Winthrop school board to consider 6.22% budget increase
The proposed $13.7 million spending plan cuts a couple of positions, but adds some, too, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said.
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University of Maine System seeing early success with new direct admissions program
UMaine schools are part of a national trend where acceptance offers are made to select students who never officially applied. So far, nearly 300 students who received the UMaine offers have enrolled.