The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.
education
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Boston avoids state takeover of public school system
Officials stave off an “underperforming” designation for the city’s troubled public school system.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
State weighing impact of Supreme Court ruling on school tuition program
Interpreting the decision on Maine’s tuition program is complicated by a state law that bars schools that receive tuition from discriminating against students and staff based on gender or sexual orientation.
Posted inLocal & State, News
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Maine ban on public funds for religious school tuition
The ruling on a program for rural communities that do not have their own public high schools could create opportunities for school choice programs in other states.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Massachusetts bishop punishes school over Black Lives Matter, Pride flags
The Diocese of Worcester has told a local middle school that it can no longer identify itself as a Catholic school.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
103 Waterville seniors receive diplomas in ceremony at Colby College
The seniors graduated Thursday from Waterville Senior High School in a ceremony held at the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center on the Colby campus.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Culture warriors want to take down public education
Alarmist attacks on sex ed and racial history are designed to weaken public schools by imposing minority religious views on everyone.
Posted inLocal & State
Supreme Court expected to soon rule on Maine school voucher case
Carson v. Makin centers around whether students in mostly rural districts can use state education vouchers to attend religious-based schools.