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PublishedMay 16, 2021
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.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
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.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2020
Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Oak Grove School Foundation in Vassalboro looks to survive with innovative idea
To get around the issue of no bathrooms or water for events at the chapel, officials hope to build a caretaker's cottage to provide those necessities.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
Maine schools receive additional $164 million in federal relief
The money builds on $165 million districts received for pandemic-related expenses in July, but must be used by the end of December, according to federal requirements.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Maine Voices: Education savings accounts can give Maine families more flexibility as school year nears
Maine should redirect funding to students, not districts, giving parents the power to determine their children’s education.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Maine Catholic schools will use remote learning through rest of school year
“This is obviously a difficult recommendation to accept but, as always, the safety of everyone in our school communities is our primary concern,” said Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Maine’s rural school districts to lose $1.2 million with federal program change
The U.S. Department of Education has determined that free- and reduced-lunch numbers cannot be used as a basis for awarding federal Title V grant money for low-income rural schools.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2019
Maine Voices: Teacher shortage stems from lack of respect
How do we attract college graduates to the profession when the committed educators working now continue to be denigrated and underpaid?
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