Superintendent Xavier Botana attributes the enrollment shift to ‘a number of high-profile incidents.’
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Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center offering firefighter training for high schoolers
Students who complete the program will be able to volunteer with local departments, at a time when ranks are dwindling and the average age of firefighters is climbing.
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RSU 9 board makes strategic planning top priority
The School Board for RSU 9 discussed its objectives and goals for the coming school year at its July 23 workshop meeting.
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Report recommends sweeping changes at UMaine law school
The proposal for changes in governance, funding and course offerings will be reviewed by UMaine System trustees, who must determine how to pay for the endeavor.
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Maine’s top court says Arundel students can attend Thornton Academy Middle School
The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling means RSU 21 will have to pay tuition, including $500,000 it already owes, for Arundel students to attend the private school in Saco.
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Districts digesting new school nutrition laws, and their costs
Several new laws that affect school nutrition programs will have Maine school districts retool the way they feed students to avoid ‘food shaming’ while providing nutritious meals.
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University of Maine System to release findings on future of law school
A committee that has looked at the challenges facing Maine’s only law school is expected to release a report on its findings at the end of the week.
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Poland day care gets offers of help with $13,000 bus stop sign
Jan Jordan calls the outpouring “heartwarming and humbling.”
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Anonymous reporting tool gains traction in Maine schools
Those using ‘Say Something’ include Kennebunk-based RSU 21; Waterboro-based RSU 57; and Waterville Public Schools.
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RSU 16 wants Poland day care center to pay $13,000 for a flashing ‘bus stop’ sign
The day care owner says she can’t afford it and her kids need the sign for a safe bus stop. The RSU 16 superintendent says taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay to help a for-profit business.