Cuts in the school district’s $34.4 million budget could result in the loss of three teaching jobs and the elimination of a principal’s position to make up the difference.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Will New York’s free college model catch on elsewhere?
Even as higher education experts applaud the concept, they question the finer points of New York’s plan.
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Boothbay student calls water project empowering
Lilly Sherburne, 16, was concerned about access to clean water and was shocked to find the water at school had high lead levels.
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Amid new air quality concerns, Manchester Elementary community moving forward
Communication among the district, the school and parents has improved since a mold and air quality problem surfaced in November, yielding frustration about how and when the public was notified.
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For teachers, selling lesson plans online just adds up
Some educators worry the increasing sale of lessons will stifle the longstanding practice of teachers sharing their ideas for free.
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Wearing defiance – but not on her sleeves – Portland 6th-grader protests dress code as sexist
The King Middle School student joins a national pushback on classroom clothing restrictions, getting reprimanded before the principal agrees to a policy review.
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University of Maine at Augusta president leaving in June
In the coming days, the chancellor of the University of Maine System, James Page, will be meeting with people at UMA to make plans for a leadership transition.
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Augusta budget includes additional funding for English-language learners
City officials say, overall, the growing number of immigrants has not cost the city a lot of extra money.
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In UNE’s virtual reality lab, medical students can see through aging patients’ eyes
The college is one of four schools in the world using The Alfred Lab technology to let students experience health problems they will be treating, increasing empathy and understanding.
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Winthrop considers starting school later
Studies show public health benefits to starting later, but technical center students and athletes are worried about the possible changes.