The full board of trustees will vote on the proposal at a meeting in April.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Play ball! say Maine supporters of 30-minute school recess bill
The proposal would require that elementary schoolchildren get the exercise they need.
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Few supporters for bill to create single board for all Maine colleges
The bill would remove the boards of trustees for the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy and create a unified board to oversee them all.
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Portland schools commit to being ‘safe haven’ for students, families
The commitment is one of three resolutions approved by the school board, which also commits to condemning hate speech.
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$25 million Colby housing complex gets final go-ahead
The Waterville City Council took a final vote Tuesday to approve TIF district for the building, which is expected to have retail space on the ground floor.
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RSU 4 superintendent resigns, citing lack of state school funding
James Hodgkin said after doing eight budgets, ‘I’ve decided I’ve had enough.’
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Unity college students aid effort to restore American chestnut trees in central Maine
The multi-year replanting and study effort is a response to devastating effects of a blight more than 100 years ago on the trees.
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Waterville Board of Education to host special budget meeting Wednesday
Waterville Board of Education members will discuss the school budget and have a first look at proposed spending plans for several school departments for the 2017-18 school year.
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Cursive writing loops back into style in U.S. schools
New York City’s public school system, the nation’s largest, now encourages teaching cursive.
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Belgrade parent group raising money for new, more accessible playground
The Belgrade Central School Parent Teacher Organization is raising money to install a new playground that will be a modern upgrade from the current structures, some of which date back more than 40 years.