The 18,000-square-foot facility, scheduled to open in the fall, is being built alongside the college’s two turf fields, with a design “that totally stands on its own within the state,” athletic director Christopher Parsons says.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Winthrop Public Schools selects new leaders for middle, high schools as administrative shuffle ripples through region
Schools across central Maine are seeing shifts in leadership ahead of the new school year, which begins in a few weeks.
Back-to-school shopping: Families reach for cheaper options
A basket of roughly a dozen supply items showed a price increase of nearly 15% on average for this back-to-school season compared with a year ago as inflation squeezes all areas.
Fate of RSU 4’s plan for a new building rests with voters
Polls open all day Aug. 9 as residents decide whether to build a costly addition at Oak Hill Middle School.
Communities face crisis as fewer kids enroll and schools shrink
The pandemic accelerated enrollment declines in many districts as families switched to homeschooling, charter schools and other options.
Applications swell with Maine’s offer of free community college
The state’s seven community colleges see an 11 percent increase in summer applications compared to this time last year.
Residents express concerns to RSU 4 board ahead of referendum
Cost of new school addition and alternatives top list of taxpayer concerns.
Farmington-based school district board hears updates on teacher evaluations
The teacher-evaluations committee has worked on revisions to the process in the last year, with a focus on prioritizing improvement and facilitating the overall evaluation process.
Hallowell-area superintendent resigns after a month on job, marking fifth departure of school leader in three years
Matthew Gilbert, who took over for Tonya Arnold in February and officially began July 1 as RSU 2 superintendent, announced Friday he will leave the job Sept. 30.
Maine colleges scale back COVID-19 protocols even with more cases than previous two summers
The University of Maine System is no longer requiring boosters, but masks must still be worn in class.