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Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Old, misleading info among perils of teaching climate change
Teachers report having to sift through junk science and misinformation as they work to teach their students about climate change.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Police to stage active shooter training at Portland high school
Law enforcement agencies, students and school officials will participate in the training exercise at Deering High on Friday and Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Thornton Academy students walk out to protest staff cuts
School officials say they had to eliminate 8 positions because of declining local enrollment.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Madison residents approve $10.2 million school budget
The budget for the 2019-2020 school year was approved 105-25 in a referendum Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
York County Community College president retiring
Barbara Finklestein will retire at the end of June after five years as president of YCCC.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Residents of Fairfield-based SAD 49 approve increase to spending, fail to approve tax increase
Residents from the towns of Fairfield, Clinton, Benton and Albion approved a $27.42 million school budget Tuesday but failed to raise taxes to fund a $271,093 increase.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Proposed school budget shows drop of $211,557 in Skowhegan share, but threats persist to vote it down
SAD 54 Superintendent Brent Colbry presented a proposed school budget to Skowhegan selectmen Tuesday night.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Use of restraint and seclusion on the rise in Maine schools, advocacy group says
A report by Disability Rights Maine cites ‘clear and troubling trends’ in schools’ use of restraint and seclusion, especially among students with disabilities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools and Education
Innovation offers options for affordable housing in Augusta
Given the assignment to design affordable housing, a group of University of Maine Augusta architecture students bring imagination to a type of housing that’s in demand across the state.