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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Winthrop School District one of several to report issues with new electric school buses
Two of Winthrop's brand-new Lion Electric Company school buses have not hit the road yet because of malfunctioning windshields, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. Yarmouth and Vinalhaven have experienced similar problems.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Maine’s poorest students still face burdens, despite state’s free community college program
More low-income students have enrolled in the Maine Community College System since free tuition was introduced, but many were already getting free tuition under federal grant programs and still struggle to pay for food and housing.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
Ivy League presidents reckon with backlash over remarks about campus antisemitism
Much of the blowback centered on a heated line of questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who repeatedly asked whether 'calling for the genocide of Jews' would violate each university's code of conduct.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
Faculty, students and residents defend Walton Elementary at Auburn School Committee meeting
Instead of forming a committee to close Walton Elementary School, the School Committee opted to form an ad hoc committee to look at the whole report of the facilities study and make recommendations.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Photo: Saint Dominic Academy celebrates Saint Nicholas Day
Students and staff at the Lewiston campus celebrate the annual holiday.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Chronic absenteeism in Oxford Hills’ schools improving, superintendent says
School board directors also approved first and second readings of updated school policies. Changes in state and federal laws have necessitated the board's Policy Committee to prioritize a broad review of its policies.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine lawmakers question education chief over failing early childhood program
Legislators called the Child Development Services agency 'broken.' Education Commissioner Pender Makin said little to ease their concerns.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Roux Institute awarded nearly $1 million for clean energy incubator program
The money comes from the governor's Clean Energy Partnership program, one of many created with Maine's share of American Rescue Plan funding.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Student is expelled from Spruce Mountain Middle School
The expulsion is necessary for the peace and usefulness of the schools, according to information provided by Superintendent Scott Albert.
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