Director Rich Ruhlin told the RSU 9 board of directors on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Mt. Blue Boosters are frustrated with the board over a lack of clarity with the fundraising efforts.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta School Board names Mike Tracy as next school superintendent
The Augusta Board of Education approved Mike Tracy Jr. as the new superintendent in an unanimous vote; he replaces longtime supertinendent Jim Anastasio, who is leaving at the end of June.
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Aroostook school district changes course, won’t use finger scanning software to track attendance
Parents and guardians of students who attend Caribou High School were notified that RSU 39 has decided against using biometric technology provided by a Pennsylvania company to track attendance.
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Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance
The Maine Chapter of the Maine ACLU criticizes the Aroostook County school district’s decision on Tuesday, saying using biometrics to track students raises serious privacy concerns.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city
Tuesday’s grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville’s alternative high school location to move in time for fall classes
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday also heard from Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Allen that the Maine Department of Education had awarded Waterville schools a $190,000 literacy grant to be used at the junior high and high schools.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
As schools across the country respond to a youth mental health crisis accelerated by the pandemic, many are confronting the thorny legal, ethical, and practical challenges of getting parents on board with treatment.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Jay-based school district budget proposal up 6.3%
The $24.67 million spending plan is $1.46 million more than this fiscal year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Maranacook’s Community Café bridges generations as students show community members what they are learning
The Maranacook Community Café bridges the generation gap between middle and high school students who demonstrate what they are learning to older community members over coffee and pastries.