Not all Maine districts are required to check lead levels and there’s no database indicating which have done so, what they found or what corrective actions were taken.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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No fix in sight for Litchfield’s school funding woes
Some residents feel they’re getting a bad deal in Regional School Unit 4, a district that also includes Sabattus and Wales.
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Elliott Schwartz, Maine’s best-known classical composer, dies at 80
The mentor of generations of Bowdoin College students was an influential innovator in his field, and his work materials are in the Library of Congress.
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Maine’s top, bottom schools in English, math and science
The results are according to a new statewide assessment test.
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Messalonskee Middle School administrator named Maine’s assistant principal of the year
Melanie Smith has worked at the school for six years and is lauded for her collaborative work with teachers.
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Most Maine students proficient in English, science, new test shows
The results of the statewide tests for students in grades three through eight can’t be compared to results from previous tests.
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Poverty, literacy targets in Skowhegan Christmas gift program
The Sweet Dreams Project, organized by middle school teacher Deb Tanner, offers pajamas and good books to children in a school district where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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Winthrop officials call for cooperation in resolving $700,000 school funding error
An auditor has said the town could have to spend an extra $831,078 to make up for the funding shortfall.
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Cornville charter school wins state approval for pre-K, high school expansion
The Maine Charter Commission on Tuesday gave a green light to pre-kindergarten and high school programs, both to be located in Skowhegan, for the Cornville Regional Charter School.
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The power of protest still works
In this year’s political climate, we seem to want to silence many voices without actually listening, but history has shown us that protesting has real value in addressing social problems and inequality, Kim Carter writes.