Harvard’s pick, Lawrence Bacow, was president of Tufts University for a decade. He takes over on July 1.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Randolph to hold public hearing on school closure
The meeting Tuesday is intended to give town residents a chance to talk about the impact of relocating their elementary students to Pittston.
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Help for Puerto Rican college students worries islanders
Some educators fear that Puerto Rico’s best students won’t return from colleges in the U.S.
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Winslow school building panel to present $8.6M bond proposal to Winslow council
The committee is recommending renovation of the high school to add a wing for seventh- and eighth-grade students as well as a smaller auditorium.
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Grants fuel collaboration among Somerset County school districts
Anson-based RSU 74, Bingham and Moscow’s SAD 13 and Madison will include arts in their STEM curriculum in an ongoing program and will create an alternative program for at-risk middle-schoolers.
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Search for new RSU 9 superintendent underway
Maine School Management Association is assisting the school district and has already received inquiries for application packets.
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Kennebunk High theater manager leaves job after Facebook ruse
Michael Herman had created a fake Facebook profile to contact parents and students.
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Augusta school budget proposal up 6% over current spending
The $30.8 million proposed spending plan aims to reduce class sizes and includes hiring three new kindergarten teachers.
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Threat against Portland Catholic school found to be meritless
The school was closed Tuesday but will reopen Wednesday.
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UMaine professor placed on leave in wake of complaints
The university is investigating the behavior of English professor Robert ‘Tony’ Brinkley.