Opponents say the plan is dangerous and would discourage free debate in classrooms, but supporters say campuses that ban guns are ripe targets for mass shooters.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Brunswick case highlights national problem of school sexual assaults
The alleged victim, who turns 18 in a few weeks, and his parents decide to speak publicly in hopes of helping others.
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Home-schooled kids from Somerset, Kennebec counties headed to Destination Imagination finals
Middle-school students in Somerset Homeschool Co-op comprise team Infinite Velocity that will compete in Knoxville, Tennessee, May 24-27.
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Previous budget fights loom large as RSU 9 board of directors seek to finalize 2017-2018 budget
As RSU 9 schools struggle with effects of poverty, administrators and local agencies look to use the district as a tool to create new economic opportunities in Franklin County.
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Madison schools trying to hold line on spending despite loss of paper mill taxes
Salaries for new principals at high school and junior high school were on the table Tuesday at an informational meeting.
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Sen. Collins increases pressure on U.S. Education Department over application rejections
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is among dozens of schools whose applications for Upward Bound funding were rejected over formatting problems.
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Emotional testimonials save Gardiner high school wrestling
The program is one of the high school sports programs that were considered for elimination as SAD 11’s Finance Committee crafted its 2018 budget.
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Winslow schools’ lockout lifted after police nab burglary suspect in area
Winslow’s elementary, middle and high schools went into lockout for about two hours Friday morning as police searched for and then arrested a suspect elsewhere in town.
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Officials back $80 million campaign to revamp USM’s Portland campus
Of that, $50 million would be used to build a 1,000-seat performing arts center.
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Litchfield, Wales, Sabattus voters OK replacing roof on Oak Hill High School with state funding
The RSU 4 board also has approved a $18.73 million budget for 2018, which is 0.37 percent less than this year’s budget total.