Families are getting help from local schools. What they really need are the resources to get by.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider Park Street church request to raze buildings for more parking
Some city residents are concerned that the First Church of Waterville is looking to demolish buildings at 3 and 5 Park St.
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Posted inSchools and Education
Study bolsters push to expand Brunswick’s Region 10 Technical High School
Region 10 Technical High School officials want to turn it into Maine’s first four-year, full-service technical high school.
Posted inBusiness
GEAR UP Maine RISE embarks on $28M grant initiative, welcomes project director
AUGUSTA — Syntiro has announced that Deborah Gilmer has been named the project director for GEAR UP Maine RISE (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs). With a background in education and a strong commitment to student success, Gilmer’s appointment promises to drive the GEAR UP Maine RISE program to new heights. Gilmer has […]
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Deal reached to end teachers strike in Massachusetts town
Classes in Andover, Mass. have been canceled since Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Colby College surpasses $750 million capital campaign goal, extends it to $1 billion
The college’s Dare Northward campaign has raised more than $780 million and will now continue to the end of 2027.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
At least 4 states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Albert S. Hall School in Waterville nearing end of $1.59 million renovation project
The elementary school, which is nearly 102 years old, has all new entryways and windows, as well as a boiler system and an outdoor camera system for security.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System hopes to invest $1.2 billion in 400 projects over the next 5 years
Saying an investment in the schools’ infrastructure is overdue, leaders of the system and the individual universities laid out capital plans for the next 5 years at a board of trustees meeting Monday.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Back to school, back to making education more of a priority
We’re doing a good amount for Maine schools. To solve the most pernicious problems, however, we have to do more.