Gov. Mills plans to sign the bill — which would change the EPS formula by accounting for local poverty rates in state funding calculations and modernizing outdated regional adjustments — into law.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Students walk out, protesting Gardiner Area High School staff cuts
Students urge officials, residents to support education funding.
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Meet the new head of the nonprofit Good Will-Hinckley school in Fairfield
Tracie Travers, who worked for the educational nonprofit from 2000 to 2008, said she is excited to return as executive director and president.
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Thomas College alum bequeaths $1.2M for scholarships
The donation from Susan C. Jaques, remembered as frugal and thoughtful, will help students for generations, the Thomas College president said.
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Maine lawmakers make last-minute changes to school funding formula bill
Following concerns over costs, lawmakers on the education committee supported an amended version of the bill. It now goes to the full Legislature.
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Supporters object to trans sports referendum ballot language
The secretary of state released draft language this week for how the initiative, which seeks to limit school sports participation and use of bathrooms and similar spaces to a student’s assigned sex at birth, would appear on the November ballot.
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Former Readfield-area superintendent hired as Winthrop Middle School principal
Jay Charette faced public backlash in his previous position after choosing not to renew a waiver that allowed a popular middle school principal to work in that role while obtaining credentials.
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High school math whizzes battle it out at Maine State Math Meet in Augusta
Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures students representing 100 high school competing at Augusta Civic Center.
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Spring has just begun, but it’s never too early to check out summer camps across western Maine
Families must plan early due to limited local camps, varying schedules and high demand for youth programming.
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Hey, teens: Here’s where to start your prom planning in western Maine
A practical guide to setting a budget, selecting attire, getting gussied up, fed — and having the best night ever.