Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state’s largest, will receive $3.6 million more in state funding than initially expected.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Legislators consider bills to tackle educator shortage
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee heard testimony Tuesday about multiple bills aimed at bolstering the state’s educator workforce.
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Livermore Falls area school director concerned with DOE Commissioner’s comments
Academic learning will take a back seat to other needs, such as social-emotional learning, gender/race, and diversity/equity/inclusion, which must be met before the brain can process new short term memory materials and convert them to long term memory, Makin told Legislators March 15.
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Farmington voters elect selectmen, school directors
Stephan Bunker, Dennis O’Neil, Scott Erb and T. Will Jones win town elections.
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Visitors flock to see David sculpture after Florida uproar
Over the weekend, both Florence’s mayor and the museum director voiced incredulity over the ruckus.
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Bangor school sues state officials over tuition reimbursement program
Crosspoint Church in Bangor says lawmakers changed the Maine Human Rights Act to circumvent a U.S. Supreme Court decision and prevent religious schools from receiving public money.
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Waterville assistant superintendent promoted to lead city schools
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted 7-0 to appoint Peter Hallen as the new superintendent.
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Is the David porn? Come see, Italians tell Florida parents
There was no indication that any trip would be subsidized by the city or museum.
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Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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Livermore school director concerned about state commissioner’s comments on learning
LIVERMORE —During the board comments period at a brief Regional School Unit 73 board of directors meeting Thursday night, March 23, Director Holly Morris of Livermore expressed concern over comments Commissioner Pender Makin made during a recent legislative hearing. Morris said Commissioner Pender Makin told at a legislative hearing last week that social-emotional learning, gender […]