The budget will go to a referendum vote May 19.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Schools & Education
Voters approve a $2.02 million budget for Mexico vocational school
Twenty-six voters from towns encompassing Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico unanimously approved a $2.02 million budget for 2022-23 on Wednesday.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
UMaine chancellor knew about new UMA president’s no-confidence votes from former university
Faculty members at University of Maine at Augusta say they are upset they were not informed about issues leading to Michael Laliberte’s resignation as president of the State University of New York at Delhi.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills’ 2022-23 school budget, high school principal appointment approved by board
Maine School Administrative District 17 directors set June 14 for the referendum vote. The board also unanimously approved the appointment of Paul Bickford to principal of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
MSAD 52 budget meeting to be held Thursday night
The proposed spending plan for the upcoming school year would be a 7.31% increase, primarily due to the addition of new staff members, as well as rising costs related to wages, benefits and fuel.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon schools expand prekindergarten program
After noticing 17 students were on the waiting list to enroll last fall, school administrators requested extra funding from the state to add a third classroom.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 board backs $30.95 million budget for 2022-23
The budget is slightly more than a $1 million increase from this fiscal year’s budget, which ends June 30. A referendum vote will be held June 14.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education
UMaine-Farmington appoints new interim president
The appointment comes amid the departure of nine faculty members at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
Portland hopes to lead the way in integrating Wabanaki studies into classes
One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston seventh-grader youngest ever to win statewide creative writing contest
Lily Douglass was selected as the winner of The Telling Room’s annual contest for her short story titled “The Monster under the Bed.”