The $24.67 million spending plan is $1.46 million more than this fiscal year.
Schools & Education
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools & Education
Maine museums to create ‘visual dictionary’ of Wabanaki basketry
The Penobscot Nation Museum and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Bids for Mexico tech school construction project to be opened March 5
Bids for the project will be opened March 5 at 2 p.m. at the school.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn School Committee approves changes to policy on memorials in buildings
The changes better align with the Maine School Management Association’s directives.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston High School principal says new study period provides extra help to students
The School Committee approved $8,000 for the high school Mock Trial Team to attend the national competition in May.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris closed immediately, possibly for good
An architectural firm told Oxford Hill School District directors Monday night the two-story 19th-century building is not safe for students or staff.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Privacy, public safety at odds when Maine teens are accused of violent crimes
Maine’s juvenile justice system defaults to privacy, but a South Portland case has frustrated prosecutors, who say the community has a right to know the threats.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Sensors help schools address student vaping
For Edward Little High School, having the sensors and a substance misuse counselor has worked to curb some vaping among students.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
A cracked boiler, aging schools and ever-changing costs: a look into RSU 16’s elementary challenge
The school district has been grappling with million-dollar decisions that affect taxpayers, including the emotional issue of closing a community school.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools & Education
Maine education chief unveils plan to reform failing Child Development Services
Commissioner Pender Makin lays out a 3-year plan to transition responsibility for providing disability services to 3- and 5-year-old children from the Department of Education to local school districts.