Researchers with the University of Maine System are working on a report about the formula for funding school districts, which many administrators say doesn’t reflect the current realities of providing an education to all students.
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How will Maine education be impacted by a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump’s vows to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education could put school funding sources in jeopardy, and his policy positions could impact programs like Maine’s free breakfast and lunch, and student vaccine mandates.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
As Maine towns balk at rising education costs, some call for sheltering the property tax
Lewiston was among many towns struggling to approve school budgets that often rely heavily on the local property tax.
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UMF receives grant funding for GEAR UP
Maine’s congressional delegation announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that $4 million would be allocated annually to the GEAR UP program, which has helped prepare Maine students for postsecondary education since 1998.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s school funding formula needs an update
State money is allocated unfairly in many cases, leading to inequities between wealthy districts and those that are less affluent.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition
Legislators weigh whether to mandate annual audits of many Maine private schools whose finances are mostly secret.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Mills speaks on expansion of UMF childhood, early education center
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) has been given the stamp of approval by the UMaine-System to expand its Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. The expansion, according to a release, will enable UMF to care for more infants and toddlers. Additionally, it will allow UMF to increase enrollment to its […]
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects
The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: It’s time for Maine to pay its fair share for schools
State spending on schools invests in the future and puts downward pressure on local property taxes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow schools utilize coronavirus relief funds for outdoor education
The district used $63,000 of coronavirus relief funding for an ice rink, fat tire bicycles, snow shoes and game equipment for physical education.