During a previous goal-setting session, board members decided it would be good to seek input from stakeholders in the community on what they want their schools to do and be.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Recounts requested for legalized marijuana, school surcharge votes
Petitioners say the results were close and could be reversed, but others say nothing will change and state funds will be wasted.
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Brunswick schools agree to pay $125,000 to settle bullying lawsuit
The district also is required to adopt stronger anti-bullying policies for Brunswick Junior High School as part of the agreement with a former student.
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UMaine System records enrollment turnaround, gets warning on graduate center
Faculty members at USM and Orono say they need more time to create a joint MBA program.
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Garden club at Augusta elementary school promotes healthy living
About 50 students at Lincoln Elementary School work on gardening and composting while learning where their food comes from.
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Spurwink awarded $20 million grant for team-teaching program
The largest grant ever received by the Portland organization will help expand efforts at high schools in Maine and in other states.
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UMA event features Bates climate change expert
One of the goals of the course Elizabeth Rush taught last year was to improve communication about climate change.
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Final count shows Maine voters passed new tax for school funding
Question 2 will add a 3 percent surcharge for the highest-earning Mainers to ensure that the state covers 55 percent of the cost of public schools.
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Commission votes to renew charters for two Maine schools
The Maine Academy of Natural Sciences in Hinckley and the Cornville Regional Charter School, the first two charter schools in the state, are renewed for five more years.
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Flier found at Bates College denounced as ‘voter suppression’ attempt
The flier falsely suggests that students would be required to register their motor vehicles and update their driver’s licenses in order to vote in the city.