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Voters pass $24.6 million budget for Spruce Mountain schools

by Pam Harnden April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

The proposed $24.6 million budget for Regional School Unit 73 passed by a vote of 460 to 261.

Nation / World, Schools & Education

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses after mass arrests at Columbia

by NICK PERRY, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

Schools struggle with where to draw the line between allowing free expression while maintaining safe and inclusive campuses.

Local & State, Schools & Education

University of Maine System seeing early success with new direct admissions program

by Lana Cohen April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

UMaine schools are part of a national trend where acceptance offers are made to select students who never officially applied. So far, nearly 300 students who received the UMaine offers have enrolled.

Local & State, News, Schools & Education

Overcrowded Maine schools face looming crisis when voters reject bonds

by Lana Cohen April 21, 2024April 22, 2024

Districts such as Scarborough and others in southern Maine – where residents have balked at tax hikes – have few alternatives when they need to fund large construction projects.

Nation / World, News, Schools & Education

Biden Title IX rules set to protect trans students, abuse survivors

by Laura Meckler The Washington Post April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

The Biden administration finalized sweeping Title IX rules barring discrimination against transgender students and ordering a new system for sexual assault claims.