The district was one of two in the area to receive money from the first round of grants connected to the Volkswagen settlement to help offset nitrogen oxide emissions.
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Augusta schools’ proposed policy would add religious holidays to school calendar
Teachers and administrators are asked to try to avoid scheduling special events on days when some students could be absent in observance of religious holidays.
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Database: statewide standardized test results, 2018
Look up your local schools’ standardized test results in the 2017-18 school year.
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Maine test scores dip slightly in math, English, science
Results for standardized tests given to grades 3-8 and high school juniors show that half of Maine students are at grade level for English, 37 percent for math.
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Penobscot Nation ambassador calls on Skowhegan to retire ‘Indians’ nickname
Maulian Dana hand delivered formal appeal to SAD 54 board members on Nov. 1.
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Kristallnacht’s 80th anniversary observed in Augusta
Two Holocaust survivors described their memories of the violent night when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany were attacked, burned and ransacked.
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Randolph likely to reject school building ownership
At a public forum Thursday, residents worried that owning it would increase their taxes
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Randolph elects Fortier-Brown to Gardiner-area school board
The SAD 11 board member was challenged by Elyssa Tracey
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Scarborough superintendent’s job on the line after voters stack school board with critics
Four of five board candidates elected Tuesday were endorsed by a group that sought to have Julie Kukenberger fired, and one of the new board’s first duties will be to review her contract.
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Chelsea rejects school withdrawal proposal
Sheepscot Valley school board members said at a public hearing that the move wouldn’t result in savings for Chelsea taxpayers.