Fairfield officials are looking for a replacement on the school board after Arel Spaulding resigned after one year of a three-year term.
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Windsor, Palermo voters to decide on RSU 12 withdrawal
Factions in both towns are divided on conflicting concerns about cost, quality and local control.
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Newport area in line for new school
Newport-based Regional School Unit 19, rated as one of the three school districts in the state most in need of building improvements, is set to get state funding for a new school building.
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USM begins laying off faculty members
Some are upset to get the news by voicemail, while the Muskie school is targeted for deep cuts.
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Maine Virtual Academy changes business model
The proposed virtual charter school has taken some of the poower away from K12, the controversial national vendor.
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Language arts dying out at USM
The decision to cut French and three faculty jobs means Spanish and the Classics programs are set to end too. Part-timers will teach some courses.
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Mount Vernon mother says bus left daughter, 8, out in the cold
Melissa Hall is suing Regional School Unit 38 over her daughter’s frostbite; the school district denies the allegations.
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Readfield’s Renner leaves school committee
Elected in June to the board of RSU 38, Maranacook Area Schools, he is moving to Manchester.
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Trustees vote to cut two programs at USM
The master’s program in applied medical sciences and the undergraduate French program are eliminated by the University of Maine System board of trustees.
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Christian fliers spark debate in Skowhegan school district
Pamphlets sent home by the Good News Club are legal, but some community members disagree on their role in elementary schools.