The school board also is scheduled to meet Wednesday to consider a new lighting proposal.
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Maine Republicans accuse Portland schools chief of politicizing alleged hate crime
The criticism of Superintendent Xavier Botana comes on the day police arrest Jamie Hoffman and charge him with accosting four ninth-graders.
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South Gardiner elementary school evacuated after small fire burns in classroom
School employees were able to extinguish the fire, which is being investigated by the state fire marshal’s office.
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Artist’s portraits of ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ sparks discussion at Thomas College
Robert Shetterly, a Maine artist, has a series of over 200 portraits of Americans who exhibited courage and addressed major issues facing the country during their lives.
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Winthrop works to shore up budget practices after $700,000 school budget shortfall
School officials no longer are seeking $136,661 from the town for unrelated expenses.
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RSU 18 school board discusses how to get funding for buildings
The board also talked about hazards found in schools by a state fire marshal’s office official.
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Interactive map: Compared with other states, charter schools play a tiny role in Maine
Only 12 other states, mostly in the rural west and south, have a lower proportion of students enrolled in charter schools than Maine, according to federal statistics.
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Fairfield-based district board applying to replace 3 schools, possibly with new consolidated building
The School Administrative District 49 board of directors will send applications to the Maine Department of Education for new elementary schools in Albion, Clinton and Fairfield.
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New air quality tests show dusty classrooms, no elevated mold at Manchester school
The school’s stage area was closed because of visible water damage, and it will be remediated later this month.
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Eighth-grader from Gray wins Cumberland County Spelling Bee
Naomi Zarin of the Friends School of Portland repeats as champion.