The students told a school nurse that they were feeling ‘off’ after eating baked goods at the party Wednesday.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amazon pushes coding for next generation
The company launches a program that aims to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code.
Maine community colleges see Question 5 as $15 million investment
Kennebec Valley Community College would receive nearly $2.2 million if the referendum is approved by voters Nov. 6.
USM launches institute to enhance economic ties among Arctic countries
The Maine North Atlantic Institute will act as a hub for the various groups with economic and cultural interests in Scandinavia.
Portland, 6 other communities to vote on whether to join regional school service centers
Districts get extra state funds if they’re allowed to consolidate transportation, special needs and other services at the centers.
KVCC celebrates new lineworker technology facility with help from Central Maine Power
The utility’s parent company helped fund the $1.39 million renovation project with a $250,000 grant.
Arts education in Maine gets boost from $2.5 million federal grant
Side x Side will expand the program it started in Portland elementary schools to include schools in Lewiston.
Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine
The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
Scarborough officials offer support after stabbing at high school
A 20-year-old town resident is charged with stabbing a 15-year-old Scarborough High School student during halftime of a soccer game.
Student dies after fight ends in gunfire at N.C. school
One male student is accused of shooting another in a crowded high school hallway.