A public hearing will be held August 4, with the budget vote on Aug. 18, in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn voters approve $45.8 million school budget
The budget, lower than the previous year, was approved by an overwhelming margin.
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Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Democrats blast DeVos for insisting schools fully reopen
DeVos stressed the importance of getting students back in classrooms, but repeatedly dodged questions about how that could be done safely.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning
The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn Planning Board to take up new high school plans
Voters approved the new $122 million Edward Little High School last year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn school reentry plan to focus on in-person instruction
Anyone in the community interested in attending or joining reopening committee meetings is welcome.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education
Students balk at UMaine plans for remote learning on campus
The university is currently planning on delivering almost one-quarter of fall classes remotely, leaving some students disappointed and questioning whether they should return to campus.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, Varsity Maine
Broadcasters say they will not air Cony High School’s home games
Longtime central Maine broadcasters say they will focus on schools that welcome them, and cover Cony only when it is the visiting team.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Augusta school board approves controversial broadcast media policy
A contentious discussion about input preceded the overwhelming approval of the policy that regulates commentary and advertising, while also requiring a payment.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Susan Collins says Donald Trump ‘should defer to local decision makers’ on reopening schools
Maine’s Republican senator says states and school systems are positioned best to base decisions on their own circumstances.