Safa Zaki is the first woman to lead the college in its 229-year history.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Richmond voters select inaugural school committee members following separation from RSU 2
Residents also approved $40,000 for start-up costs for the district during a special election Tuesday.
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Winthrop council opts to bond money for required repairs to school parking lot
The town will pay about $220,000 over five years to bring the Winthrop Grade School parking lot into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Legislators urged to help eligible students pay for University of Maine tuition
Educators and advocates urged the Legislature’s education and cultural affairs committee to support 50% tuition vouchers for UMaine System schools for some Maine residents.
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Fake school threats lead to calls for harsher penalties
Ten schools in Maine were swatted on Nov. 15, leading to scores of students barricading themselves in their classrooms, armed police officers roaming school hallways looking for nonexistent shooters, and parents wondering if they would see their children again.
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Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition
Legislators weigh whether to mandate annual audits of many Maine private schools whose finances are mostly secret.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop High School senior leads effort to help foster children
Due to Maddie Weymouth’s efforts, some 50 people contributed about $800 to buy items expected to bring joy to foster children awaiting placement at a new home.
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Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System
A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state’s public universities from getting any worse.
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Republicans hope 20-year-old spending cap helps cut Mills’ budget
If left unamended, a safety valve tied to Maine’s commitment to fund 55% of public education could chop almost half of Gov. Janet Mills’ $900 million proposal.
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What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act?
The law is intended to provide homeless students the same educational opportunities as housed students by removing any barriers to learning.