The event on Friday drew leaders from business, government and academia to talk about keeping Maine at the forefront of AI use and development.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Therapy dog is a good distraction, stress reducer for students at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
Dr. Patricia Millette, a science teacher at Mt. Blue High School brings her therapy dog Tilly to school once a week.
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Tension lingers after Winthrop School Board members approve revised budget
The Winthrop School Board reached agreement Wednesday on the spending plan for the town’s schools and are sending the budget to the Town Council for consideration, but School Board Member Ivy Corliss remains unsatisfied with the information she has received about the schools’ transportation department.
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Wales-based school district’s $23.37 million budget rejected at the polls
Voters from Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield rejected the $23.37 million Regional School Unit 4 budget.
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Voters in Rangeley school district approve $5.7 million budget
The collective uncertified vote tally was 272 to 82.
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Photo album: See Mt. Blue’s commencement ceremony
Read the story: Mt. Blue High School celebrates class of 2024’s perseverance More about Levi: It runs in the family: Levi Bogar is Mt. Blue’s Principal’s Award recipient Meet a great grad: Mt. Blue’s Kathleen Yeaton does not give up when faced with challenges
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Winthrop Town Council rejects proposed $13.7 million school budget, sends it back to School Board
The Winthrop School Board’s special meeting to reconsider the school budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Mt. Blue High School celebrates class of 2024’s perseverance
The Farmington school awarded diplomas to 163 students at Sunday’s graduation ceremony.
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Absent teachers risk costing American schools $4 billion a year
Low starting pay, burdensome student loans, attrition and a smaller teacher pipeline have exacerbated absences.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Readfield-area teacher silenced by superintendent over comments critical of RSU 38 administration at school board meeting
Dan Holman, a teacher at Maranacook Community Middle School, said at a school board meeting Wednesday that members of the Regional School Unit 38 board have not been given the results of a union-sponsored survey conducted earlier this year that are critical of the district’s administration.