During a board of directors meeting in October Superintendent and Principal of Dirigo High School Pam Doyen said some students were upset by others using bathrooms of their choice.
Schools & Education
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn to take in-depth look into school facilities
The Auburn school district has initiated the first comprehensive evaluation of school facilities in nearly 20 years.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers
The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Students at Rumford school receive haircuts from hairstylist who says kids’ smiles are her reward
Students at Western Foothills Regional Program in Rumford received haircuts in the comfort of their own school.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Amid ChatGPT outcry, some teachers are inviting AI to class
Donnie Piercey, who teaches fifth grade in Kentucky, says artificial intelligence is coming ‘whether we want it to or not.’
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Maine public school enrollment makes small rebound
The increase for a second year in a row followed years of steady decline and a significant drop at the beginning of the pandemic.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 looks to add on adult education program
Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico offers adult education to 14 towns.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state
The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education
University of Maine at Farmington may slash most of its part-time faculty
After laying off nine members of its full-time faculty last spring, the university is eyeing a plan to eliminate ‘most adjunct faculty at the undergraduate level.’
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
Maine HRC finds USM discriminated against transgender student seeking health care
The University of Maine System will enter a 90-day conciliation process following the commission’s vote.