Several new laws that affect school nutrition programs will have Maine school districts retool the way they feed students to avoid ‘food shaming’ while providing nutritious meals.
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University of Maine System to release findings on future of law school
A committee that has looked at the challenges facing Maine’s only law school is expected to release a report on its findings at the end of the week.
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Poland day care gets offers of help with $13,000 bus stop sign
Jan Jordan calls the outpouring “heartwarming and humbling.”
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Anonymous reporting tool gains traction in Maine schools
Those using ‘Say Something’ include Kennebunk-based RSU 21; Waterboro-based RSU 57; and Waterville Public Schools.
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RSU 16 wants Poland day care center to pay $13,000 for a flashing ‘bus stop’ sign
The day care owner says she can’t afford it and her kids need the sign for a safe bus stop. The RSU 16 superintendent says taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay to help a for-profit business.
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SMCC streamlines student application process as enrollment declines
On-the-Spot Acceptance Days will make it easier for students to apply to Southern Maine Community College, where enrollment is down 14% since 2011.
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Two groups apply to fill last open spot for charter school in Maine
The Maine Charter School Commission expects to make a decision this fall on applications from the Ecology Learning Center and Sheffwood Academy.
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Maine keeps charter school cap as states weigh impact of expansions
A new law enacted without the governor’s signature keeps in place a limit on the number of charter schools that can open in the state, which was originally set to expire in 2021.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain Middle School principal named
Greg Henderson of Readfield will begin his new job Monday.
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Fight over state funding for religious schools heads to federal appeals court
Judge D. Brock Hornby rules that Maine education money cannot pay tuition to religious schools in communities without state-funded schools of their own, but acknowledges an inevitable appeal.