Kingfield Elementary students won the Kids Cup at the WinterKids Downhill 24 ski fundraiser at Sugarloaf.
Schools & Education
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MaineHealth Franklin Hospital to offer community nutrition classes this spring
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital will host two nutrition classes in Farmington focused on healthy eating and child feeding.
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Farmington adult education programs provide center of community learning
Franklin County Adult Education leaders shared enrollment numbers and community programs during a March 10 presentation to the RSU 9 board of directors.
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St. Dom’s won’t move forward with new high school in Lewiston
The St. Dom’s board decided against opening in the fall, saying funding plans for their new location did not work out.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Schools & Education
This teenage girl from Brunswick could save your life on the slopes
Ella Wilder, 17, spent 3 years training to assess injuries, provide first aid and help injured people off the mountain at Sunday River.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine’s early childhood intervention system was broken. Schools are taking over.
Fifty school districts have already assumed control of preschool and pre-K special education from the state and many more will follow suit in the fall. Although challenges persist, district leaders say the shift has benefited students.
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It’s a tough budget year for Maine’s school districts. Why?
Portland, South Portland and Lewiston schools have proposed budgets that would cut a combined 128 positions and increase taxes. Officials say rising salary and health care costs, and declining enrollment, are stressing their books.
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Lewiston leaders grapple with school budget: ‘The money simply doesn’t exist’
Councilors and school committee members met Monday to work through an education budget that raises spending even as it cuts 30 positions.
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UMF hosting Blue Crew robotics team for 2026 season
The University of Maine at Farmington is hosting the Blue Crew Robotics Team this season, giving the regional high school program a dedicated workspace on campus.
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UMaine poised to end Spanish degree, suspend medical lab degree
The cuts follow the elimination and suspension of 10 other programs over the past fiscal year across the University of Maine System.