The elementary school, which is nearly 102 years old, has all new entryways and windows, as well as a boiler system and an outdoor camera system for security.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Augusta Board of Education candidates answer student-furnished questions at city forum
Six candidates, two of whom did not attend the Wednesday night forum, are expected to be on the November ballot.
Shooting erupted during dispute at a Baltimore university, but victims were unintended targets
The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
U.S. forgiving more federal student loans that are ‘unsustainable debt’
In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
Residents of Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales reject school budget a third time
Wales-based RSU 4 school district held a third referendum on the FY24 budget.
RSU 9 presents strategy to improve attendance
Superintendent Christian Elkington shared with the board on Tuesday, Sept. 26, RSU 9’s strategy to reduce absenteeism across the district.
Three RSU 9 schools using program to help students succeed
Cape Cod Hill, Academy Hill and Gerald D. Cushing schools will be implementing the BARR program, which stands for Building Assets, Reducing Risk, for the 2023-2024 school year.
SAD 49 appoints new principal for Albion and Fairfield schools
Pam Blaise will head the Albion Elementary School and Fairfield Primary School for the Fairfield-based school district.
Augusta school board boosts pay for technical center instructors to attract more applicants
One year of experience in the field now equates to one year of teaching, resulting in pay increases of $3,000 to $17,500 for some.
Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.