Student assignment involved both research and art in sharing local veterans’ service experiences.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Waterville officials, residents, debate budget, possible tax rate increase
Rising costs, less money coming in, changes in state funding point to tax hike residents don’t want.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Proposed $29.2 million Augusta school budget up for board vote Wednesday
Some positions cut in the superintendent’s initial budget proposal have been restored in latest budget.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Gorham High School evacuated after bomb threat
In the second such incident in less than a month, police dogs found no evidence of a bomb during a sweep of the building.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Canadian teacher wins $1 million prize
Maggie MacDonnell has worked for six years in a remote Inuit village in northern Quebec.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
USM, Iceland’s Reykjavik University to sign agreement
The new agreement will make it easier for students and faculty to spend time at both schools.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Higher Forms of Art exhibition taking shape at UMA in Augusta
The annual event showcases works of art by area high school students.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Waterville technical school students, staff learn to ‘stop the bleeding’ from Homeland Security expert
Paul Brooks, EMS program manager for the U.S. Office of Health Affairs, stressed the need for people who are not medical workers help stop bleeding to prevent people from dying.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Waterville school superintendent calls this year’s budget scenario ‘deep and dark’
The proposed 2017-18 school budget is currently at $22.4 million, which would be a 6 percent increase, or $1.3 million, above this school year’s $21.1 million budget.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Gardiner high school senior wins Maine state Poetry Out Loud finals
Gabrielle Cooper of Gardiner Area High School won top honors among 10 finalists at the finals Monday at the Waterville Opera House, and she now heads to Washington, D.C., for the national championship at the end of April.