The Waterville Board of Education on Monday considered several budgets, including those for Albert S. Hall School and Waterville Junior High School.
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Waterville Board of Education accepts updated school health plan
The plan encourages people to take personal responsibility by not coming to school when sick.
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Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
The settlement clarifies that mentions are allowed in Florida classrooms provided it’s not part of instruction.
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Bernie Sanders to deliver University of New England commencement speech
The independent senator from Vermont will speak at the university’s graduation ceremony at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on May 18.
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All Maine students now get free school lunches. What does that mean for poverty data?
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
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Readfield U’s month-long pop-up university offers new skills, community
Readfield U, a free pop-up university-style program offers classes, presentations and activites through the month of March.
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Domo arigato, master roboto: 72 student teams build, compete in VEX competition in South Portland
The VEX Robotics State Championship was held Saturday in South Portland. 8 winning teams will go on to national competition in Dallas in April.
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Skowhegan-area district’s budget likely to go up, but not because of new school
Factoring in funding from the state and other sources, the district’s preliminary budget proposes an effective increase of about 4.6%, or $1.93 million, over this year’s spending, MSAD 54 Superintendent Jon Moody said.
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School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
Spurred by mass shootings, thousands of school districts have hired companies to produce detailed digital maps that can help police, firefighters and medical professionals respond more quickly in emergencies.
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Wales-based school district assesses possible closure of Libby Tozier and Sabattus Primary schools
Any move to consolidate could be affected by the town of Litchfield’s decision on whether or not to separate from RSU 4.