Officials stave off an “underperforming” designation for the city’s troubled public school system.
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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.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
National culture wars come to Maine school districts
Districts feel the heat after the Maine Republican Party advocates for a ban on critical race theory and discussion of gender in public school classrooms.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine policy supports incorporating LGBTQ lessons, but lacking guidance, most schools aren’t doing it
The state encourages but does not require or give specific instruction for teaching about sexual orientation and gender diversity, topics many experts believe should be addressed at an early age.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville board votes to hire principal, assistant principals for elementary schools, high school
The Waterville Board of Education approved the appointments for the Albert S. Hall School, the George J. Mitchell School and Waterville Senior High School after a 50-minute executive session Monday night.