Kevin Shaw, also charged with leaving the scene of an accident, faces 6 months in jail.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Residents to vote on AOS 92 school budget Wednesday
If voters decide to dissolve the school district in the spring, this budget will become void.
In Fairfield, town, school district wrangle over plowing
Without a legal agreement, the town won’t plow the Lawrence High School complex, something it usually did in the past.
RSU 9 superintendent to retire at end of school year
Tom Ward is following his physician’s advice to find something less stressful to do to ease the progress of kidney disease.
Panel vote supports retired Jay teacher’s age discrimination, retaliation claims
Michael J. Henry had complained against Regional School Unit 73, saying the district’s actions created ‘conditions for possible dismissal in what was otherwise an unsullied career.’
School nurses on front lines of mental health, societal problems
It’s not just Tums and Band-Aids in the school nurses office anymore, local professionals say.
MECA’s new president sees arts education as key to navigating an ever-changing world
After 6 months on the job, Laura Freid envisions a bright future for the school’s creative ‘problem-solvers of the future.’
Wave of immigrants brings ‘richness,’ rapid change to Maine’s classrooms
Data reflect how racial diversity that was initially clustered in bigger cities like Portland and Lewiston is moving into smaller towns and suburbs.
More than 100 Maine schools look to launch regional service centers
Some rural districts see them as a way to share resources and tap into state education funding.
Hall-Dale athletic director honored as one of nation’s best
Colin Roy will receive a National Federation of State High School Associations award Monday in Arizona designating him as one of the eight best high school athletic directors in the country.