The students’ work, with the help of the nonprofit ReTreeUS, is expected to benefit future generations.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
New Edward Little auditorium to be named for former music director following $400,000 donation
It will be the Donald Gay Performing Arts Center.
Area students experience live Supreme Court proceedings at school
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court traveled to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris and Leavitt Area High School in Turner to hear three appeals cases each in front of students and school staff.
Supreme Court justices bring their work to Oxford Hills
American government and history students hear appeals cases.
UMA presidential search renewed as UMaine System seeks firm to find candidates by March
The University of Maine System used Pennsylvania-based Storbeck Search to find Michael R. Laliberte, who withdrew his position and received a large payout after disclosure of no-confidence votes from faculty members at a public university in New York.
Board of Buxton school district votes against removing book from library
Parents who mounted a challenge to keeping the book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” on the shelves of the Bonny Eagle High School library failed to convince the board to remove the book on gender and sexuality
Mobile science labs approved for Lewiston schools
The district additionally receive a grant to assist with training new teachers.
Pellet gun confiscated from Lewiston Middle School student
The gun was taken from a student shortly after arriving for class Monday morning.
Rumford students enjoy harvest lunch from local growers
Beef, fish, vegetables and fruit on the menu from Maine Harvest Lunch.
With free meals available for all students in Maine, officials say there are still hurdles to offering better food
A recent photo of a school lunch from Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond prompted controversy among parents about the quality of meals the district provides.