Mayor Jay Coelho told the Waterville Board of Education on Monday night that his daughter, a freshman at Waterville Senior High School, was suspended from school a half day after defending herself when attacked by another student in a school bathroom.
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Skowhegan early learning center gets $1.6 million boost
Sam Hight, who heads a committee leading the fundraising effort for the center, announced that it will be built at the new $75 million elementary school for Maine School Administrative District 54, to be constructed at the site of the Margaret Chase Smith School off Heselton Street.
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Colby College conference to highlight the work, influence of Václav Havel
A conference organizer says increasing radical tendencies, disinformation and other global developments make relevent the efforts of Havel, the prominent dissident who went on to become president of the Czech Republic.
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Jay-based school district hiring another special education teacher
The position is for Spruce Mountain Middle and High schools.
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Cheverus High School gets OK for taxpayer-funded tuition reimbursement
It was the only religious school to apply for participation in Maine’s tuition reimbursement plan after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Maine law that bars the use of public dollars for tuition at religious schools.
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Augusta high school receives grant to provide preventive health services, expand access to behavioral care
Cony High School has received $56,000 from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention to establish a more robust school-based health center.
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Retired UMF administrator recognized for his 47 years of service to Maine students
Among his many accomplishments, Milliken helped advocate for the expansion of the Maine State Grant Program and developed a peer-to-peer financial literacy program at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Amero to return to Hallowell-based school district as interim superintendent
The former principal of Monmouth Academy has been hired as the Regional School Unit 2 superintendent for the rest of the school year, while the district continues its search for a permanent leader.
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LePage unveils proposed plan to topple Maine’s ‘woke’ education system
Former Gov. Paul LePage unveils a proposed Parents Bill of Rights that echoes plans from Republicans in other states.
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New StoryWalk trail in Readfield on Maine’s ‘lobster lady’ highlights growth in state of the reading educational experience
A new StoryWalk was recently unveiled at Readfield Elementary School, about 15 years after the concept started to spread.