Administrators respond to claims that there is a rapist in the high school, a few months after students confronted the school board about the handling of sexual assault reports.
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Tensions still high as Skowhegan school board moves beyond mascot
The board on Thursday night discussed how the selection process will go for picking a new mascot and will give both students and community members a seat at the table.
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Consultant seeks to hold focus groups around race-related bias in Auburn schools
Steve Wessler, founder of the Center for Prevention of Hate Violence, said he created a seven-step plan to help faculty and students address the issues.
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UMaine system to cover tuition for more than 1,200 students
Students will be chosen based on more than one metric and would first have to apply for financial aid.
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Judge rejects lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging affirmative action at Harvard
The 2014 lawsuit filed by Edward Blum alleged that Harvard holds Asian American applicants to a higher standard than students of other races.
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Winslow teen hikes 2,192-mile Appalachian Trail — and graduates high school in the process
Kaylin Brown, 18, finished the six-month trek Saturday, supported by friends, family and teachers from the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Pownal Elementary School evacuated after methane detected
School officials said its septic system was to blame, and none of the gas made it into the building.
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Bill Clinton, Jeb Bush reflect on 30 years since historic education summit
Aside from setting goals for America’s education system, the former president and the former Florida governor say the 1989 Education Summit was a model for bipartisan work.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 board approves bus purchase, new social worker position
Directors were told of a new clothing closet being formed at Spruce Mountain Elementary School.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education
RSU 9 approves plan to retire $1.9 million in accrued salaries
Business Manager Kris Pottle presented the 5-year plan to pay down the expense in a previous meeting but had been directed to work on additional scenarios: two plans that would pay off the expense in one year and two plans that would take three years.