The proposed budget is up less than 1 percent, but taxes are slated to increase in both towns.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Mount Vernon Elementary students spend day learning on Great Pond in Belgrade
The hands-on activities, conducted aboard a pontoon boat in the middle of the lake, included a water clarity and water temperature test and a plankton tow.
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KVCC commencement to take place Saturday at Augusta Civic Center
A unique graduating class will include the first students to complete coursework in the school’s culinary arts and welding programs.
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Federal data show racial and economic segregation increasing in nation’s schools
The promise of Brown v. Board of Education unravels as the proportion of high-poverty, majority-black and Hispanic facilities has soared since 2001, says the Government Accountability Office.
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Voters in Maranacook-area schools to consider $16.5 million budget Wednesday
If it’s approved Wednesday, it will be on the ballot June 14 for validation.
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Brunswick school to host final Civil War re-enactment
Elementary school students have participated in the tradition for the past 20 years.
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SAD 49 residents approve $25.8 million budget for the coming year
The new budget represents a decrease in local property tax of $77,985 despite a drop in state subsidy.
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New exhibit in Augusta reveals children’s responses to Holocaust
The exhibit features drawings, artifacts and paintings from children lost, children who survived and succeeding generations moved by the Holocaust.
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Embattled SAD 6 superintendent resigns
Frank Sherburne steps down amid pressure from parents who called for his ouster after he broke the district’s nepotism policy by hiring his son, who lacked state approval to work with students and was later charged with the sexual assault of a student in another district.
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Group questioning transparency of Christian afterschool club to host Skowhegan discussion
The Maine president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said Monday that the group has concerns about the Good News Club’s message.