Nicholas Blanchard said he is circulating a petition to remove Kim Liscomb as principal of Cony Middle and High School; the school department has not seen the petition.
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Single-occupancy bathrooms have multiplied in Maine. What a relief.
Since the last big debate about trans rights, private, gender-neutral bathrooms have proliferated at restaurants, schools and workplaces.
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Oak Hill school district voters decide to close Sabattus Primary School
The Regional School Unit 4 school was slated for closure in 2012.
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Maine superintendents support changes to transgender sports policies
LD 1337 would align the Maine Human Rights Act with President Trump’s executive order that bars transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports.
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Maine parents, health care workers again spar over bills to roll back vaccine requirements in schools
Two bills being considered by the Legislature’s Education Committee would restore religious exemptions for school vaccinations and roll back school immunization requirements broadly.
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Skowhegan-area school board tables Title IX talks, focuses on budget
MSAD 54 Superintendent of Schools Jon Moody told the board of directors that the Skowhegan-area district complies with both state and federal anti-discrimination laws and encouraged the board to focus on finishing this year’s budget process.
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USDA freeze impacting school nutrition staff, other grants
A Wednesday letter announcing the freeze said it would not impact federal feeding programs, but Maine DOE says it is unable to access funds for the staff who operate those programs.
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$45.5 million Oakland-area school budget adopted despite pushback
School board members in the Oakland-based school district debated where funding for an advisory position for Superintendent Carl Gartley, who is retiring at the end of the year, should come from.
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New memo gives Maine schools 10 days to remove DEI programming or lose federal money
The letter from the US Department of Education was sent to every state’s K-12 education leaders asking them to sign a letter confirming compliance with a federal interpretation of Title VI and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.
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USDA freezes funds to Maine education, citing Title IX violations
The agency will freeze an unknown amount of money for ‘administrative and technological functions’ in schools but will not pause federal food programs or direct assistance for Mainers.