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Schools & Education

Published
May 11, 2022

RSU 56 committee to review whether book should remain on library shelves

A Dirigo High School library book on gender identity has received three complaints.
Published
May 10, 2022

Lewiston residents approve $98.8 million school budget

In total, 369 ballots were cast, just 1.3% of registered voters in Lewiston. It's the lowest number of voters since 2012 and the lowest participation rate since at least 2008.
Published
May 10, 2022

Poll: Should Maine schools reinstitute mandatory masking?

Some Maine school districts are returning to mandatory mask usage as COVID-19 infections in the state rise.
Published
May 10, 2022

UMaine System union president says legitimacy of UMA presidential search was ‘destroyed’

University of Maine System faculty union President Jim McClymer sent the letter Tuesday morning in response to the hiring of President Michael Laliberte at University of Maine at Augusta.
Published
May 10, 2022

Bowdoin launches plan to be fossil fuel free by 2042

The proposal envisions a $100 million investment in campus infrastructure.

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Published
May 9, 2022

Lisbon to hold public hearing on $19 million school budget Tuesday

Included are three additional teaching positions and a middle school literacy specialist.
Published
May 8, 2022

University of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement

The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
Published
May 7, 2022

Two Lewiston councilors’ draft resolution on diversity programs causes backlash, concern

Two councilors wrote a resolution condemning optional diversity talks in the school district. Several councilors and the mayor only saw the resolution after the Sun Journal conducted a Freedom of Access Act request, prompting ethical questions.
Published
May 7, 2022

Nine faculty positions eliminated at UMF cut from humanities and social sciences

Professors of Philosophy and Religion, Women's and Gender studies, History, and World Languages were either let go or offered jobs in other areas. They were also advisors for many diverse student unions on campus.
Published
May 6, 2022

Students have a blast with Space Day in Poland

Every year, a number of schools are selected to host Space Day, an event funded by the Maine Space Grant Consortium. This year, Whittier Middle School was one of seven school in Maine chosen to host the activity.