Nicole Trufant comes to Colby College from the University of New England in Biddeford where she serves as senior vice president of finance and administration.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston seventh-grader youngest ever to win statewide creative writing contest
Lily Douglass was selected as the winner of The Telling Room’s annual contest for her short story titled “The Monster under the Bed.”
advertisement
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Students, farmers to benefit from partnership that will bring state-grown broccoli into UMaine dining halls
The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn-area high school teacher to spend 3 weeks studying Arctic Circle
Erin Towns joins research team to study glacier dynamics in Greenland.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Farmington-area school board sends 2022-23 budget to warrant
The annual budget meeting, to be held May 24, will offer voters the opportunity to approve spending items for a final referendum vote June 14.
Posted inSchools and Education
Farmington-based district board sends $39.99 million budget to warrant
The Regional School Unit 9 budget approved by directors is a $100,703 decrease from the original proposal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Some Maine high students excited to attend community college for free under new state program
High school graduates or those earning a GED diploma in 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023 are eligible for the program.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Cony Middle and High School, Madison Area High School evacuated due to bomb threats
The Augusta and Madison-area schools are among several in Maine that were alerted to automated calls about bomb threats on campus Tuesday. It’s unclear who sent the calls and how many schools were affected.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area school district to pay former superintendent through end of the year and will have 3% budget increase
Regional School Unit 2 has one of the smallest budget increases compared to the other Augusta-area districts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Student loans have delayed wealth-building for Gen Z and millennial borrowers, survey shows
Yet, a majority of U.S. adults with student loan debt say their degree has unlocked career and salary opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.