Students in the choral programs in the Oakland-based school district recorded “Songs of Darkness and Hope,” about the Holocaust, in April 2016.
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Winslow officials eye compromise after school bond fails at polls
Voters on Tuesday rejected the proposed $10.33 million bond to renovate and consolidate Winslow schools, forcing officials to take another look, with the junior high building set to close in two years.
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Three Maine schools unanimously approved for charter extensions
Baxter and Fiddlehead are renewed for 10 years, and Harpswell for five years, all by 5-0 commission votes.
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Group starts to consider Randolph elementary school future
An ad-hoc committee will consider a number of factors before making a recommendation to the SAD 11 School Board about the possible closure of TC Hamlin school.
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MIT student’s suicide stirs question of school liability
Massachusetts’ highest court may decide whether schools can be held responsible when students take their own lives.
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Former Bates student leads charge for veterans memorial on Lewiston campus
Capt. George ‘Alexi’ Whitney, a 2001 graduate, was killed during a mission in Afghanistan in 2016.
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Skowhegan police: Rumors about student going to high school with firearm false
School administrators and Skowhegan police have found the information in the rumors to be baseless.
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Schools will have to make up days missed as power outage enters 4th day
One little boy was staying in a shelter set up at his school, while children in a Rome family had not been to school all week.
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Augusta election features write-in race for school board
Chris Clarke, a bus driver, and Sara Squires, a nonprofit’s public policy director, are seeking the Ward 2 seat on the board.
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Meeting to discuss future of Teresa C. Hamlin School in Randolph set for Monday
The meeting had to be re-scheduled because of a major storm that caused widespread power outages.