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Maine school districts scramble to hire up for the school year
Schools around the country are struggling to fill vacancies, and Maine schools are having mixed success.
Faced with educator shortage, Brunswick school joins wave of schools hiring from within
Former Kate Furbish Vice Principal Annie Young will take on the school’s interim principal role this year while many other districts struggle to fill teacher, administrator and support staff roles.
Applications swell with Maine’s offer of free community college
The state’s seven community colleges see an 11 percent increase in summer applications compared to this time last year.
Maine colleges scale back COVID-19 protocols even with more cases than previous two summers
The University of Maine System is no longer requiring boosters, but masks must still be worn in class.
With dozens of openings, Waterville schools face staffing shortage
Waterville Public Schools has 38 job openings for teachers, educational technicians, administrators, coaches and other positions.
Gov. Mills joins Dolly Parton’s effort to deliver free books to preschoolers
The country singer spoke about her initiative to a bipartisan group of governors meeting in Portland this week.
In a summer of national division, U.S. governors meet in Portland and find some common ground
The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.
Peter Hallen named assistant superintendent for Waterville Public Schools
Peter Hallen, 50, the director of the Mid-Maine Technical Center for the last 10 years, was appointed to his new position by the Board of Education on Monday.
Waterville Board of Education finalizes $28.4 million budget
The Waterville Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday and took a second, final vote to approve a budget that gives salary increases to teachers and educational technicians.