Residents of the seven towns will vote on the issue Nov. 8.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Colby College to honor two Ukrainian photojournalists with Lovejoy Award
This year’s award recipients are Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, who covered the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol earlier this year and countered Russian claims that civilians were not being targeted.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Thermostat settings in Spruce Mountain schools will not be lowered
Lowering the thermostats five degrees was to be a cost saving measure decided on by Superintendent Scott Albert.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education
RSU 9 directors vote to keep controversial gender identity poster
The posters, which define common gender and sexuality terms, hang in the windows of the guidance offices of Mt. Blue middle and high schools facing the hallway.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
MSAD 52 librarians explain book selection process to directors
District policies allow for parents to inspect curriculum materials and request that their child be exempt from instruction for personal beliefs.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston superintendent condemns neo-Nazi group demonstration
‘I reject their words, their approach, their signage about members of our community, and all that they represent. It is hurtful,’ Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion & Values, Schools & Education
Supreme Court ruling on religious schools has broader impact in Maine
A special exception in state law already allows the use of taxpayer funds to send students to private schools, extending the reach of the Supreme Court’s decision.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Chef receives lifetime achievement award for work at LRTC
Longtime Lewiston Regional Technical Center chef and instructor Dan Caron is honored Friday morning in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn School Committee sets new goals for graduation rate, standardized exam proficiency
A motion by Mayor Jason Levesque to add an additional goal to double the number of college credits earned by students over the next two years ultimately failed.