The walkout would be the second since 2012, when teachers were out for seven school days.
Schools and Education
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Augusta School Board member quits
Laura Hamilton says questions on board policies and proposals are not welcome, but board chairwoman Kim Martin disagrees.
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Augusta gets grant to fund anti-drug cop in elementary schools
The city’s police chief said even students as young as those in elementary school are not immune to problems created by drug addiction.
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Career change is a life lesson in learning for Jackman teacher
Health reasons forced veterinarian Kjerstin Winn to look for another career, and she’s now applying her real-life science skills in the classroom at Forest Hills Consolidated School.
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Alternative school’s application still alive after Maine charter commission splits vote
The commission’s review team had recommended against moving to the next step on Wayfinder Academy’s application to be the state’s 10th charter school.
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USM president discusses fundraising, Portland campus expansion
President Glenn Cummings spoke at the Portland Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues meeting Tuesday.
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‘The Cuba that I found wasn’t about politics’
UMA student Meghan Schultz recently traveled to Cuba as part of college class, finding a place at odds with her earlier worldview about the communist country and its people, Mark Tardif writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Construction starts soon at Augusta’s First Amendment Museum
The Gannett House will be restored as project organizers seek input on what the museum should include.
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New Farmington area school food service director brings variety to the menu
Former culinary specialist for the Maine Department of Education Andrew Hutchins has restructured the lunch menus of the district’s seven schools to give students a greater range of choice.
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Maine will have 2nd highest top tax rate in U.S. if Question 2 passes
If voters approve Question 2, households with incomes of more than $200,000 would pay the second-highest tax rate in the nation, which would raise $159 million for schools.