Presidents feeling that they need to keep health issues private is a symptom our society not allowing for physical differences and impairments to be seen as both expected and normal, Elizabeth Powers writes.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Community College System to request 13 percent increase in state funding
Most of the money would pay for expanding programs to train the types of workers needed by Maine’s businesses.
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RSU 9 approves four new ed tech positions
Four new special education ed techs will be added to Regional School Unit 9 following the school board’s approval of the $74,819 expenditure.
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Support for tax to fund education splits along party lines in survey
But those in favor of requiring wealthy earners to pay more hold a distinct advantage – 60 percent.
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UMA to offer drone course beginning in October
The seven-week course, through the school’s aviation program, is designed to prepare students to become licensed unmanned aerial vehicle pilots.
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School district budget approved in RSU 4
Voters in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales supported the $18.79 million spending plan.
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Fairfield Montessori students celebrate International Day of Peace
Peace is a big part of the curriculum at the Montessori school, where student enrollment is growing and a new grade level was added this year, school officials said.
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Maine poet laureates set to read at UMF event
Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum and previous Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will give a joint reading of their work Thursday at the Emery Community Center for the Arts on the University of Maine at Farmington campus.
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Architect chosen for Winslow Junior High School student relocation plan
Portland-based Stephen Blatt Architects was chosen for the work and officials expect to have a cost estimate in a few months for moving junior high students to the elementary and high schools.
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Loss of two dances doesn’t sit well with some South Portland students
One says many students are being punished for the behavior of a few, while others note that dances are key fundraisers for the prom.