The Augusta Board of Education will vote on Teresa Beaudoin’s nomination on Wednesday, which could end a period of instability at the elementary school on Eastern Avenue.
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Snow Pond Center for the Arts moves ahead with plan for charter school in Sidney
If its application is approved, the Sidney-based music and performance art center says it wants to work in collaboration with local school districts to run the school.
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Do the math: How partisan is the Maine Legislature?
“When am I going to use math in real life?” It is tempting to answer, “Never!” However, in truth leaders in all sorts of fields use mathematics to understand and thereby control the world. Their knowledge builds their power. For an example of the practical power of math, let’s turn to the recently adjourned 127th […]
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RSU 9 voters OK $32.04 million school budget
Districtwide referendum scheduled for Tuesday in 10 towns to finalize numbers.
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RSU 9 voters to weigh in on budget Tuesday
The budget, rejected by the 10 towns in the district in June, has been pared to $32 million.
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UMaine System facing $16 million operating loss
The system saw $11 million in new retirement and severance costs.
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Kingfield votes to remain in SAD 58
In a community almost split down the middle, the conversation leading up to the vote remained civil.
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Unity College recognized for ‘green’ campus, innovative learning
Two national organizations, Colleges of Distinction and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, give the college top marks
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KVCC program for disadvantaged students gets $1.4 million
TRiO program to get $284,745 annually for the next five years for the program that assists more than 180 students.
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UMF Longfellow workshop hones teenagers’ craft
In intensive writing workshop, teens work with published authors and UMF faculty members to explore different genres, including the release of “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee.