Researchers with the University of Maine System are working on a report about the formula for funding school districts, which many administrators say doesn’t reflect the current realities of providing an education to all students.
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Montello school in Lewiston raising money to meet growing interest in music clubs
The Lewiston school was recently selected to be part of Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Adopt a School program
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Maine, other states file lawsuit after mass Education Department layoffs
More than a dozen states filed a federal lawsuit alleging cuts to the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce, including all of the staff at a regional office in Boston, will harm students from public K-12 schools to higher education.
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No contested seats for March 24 Farmington elections
Two three-year terms on the Select Board and three Regional School Unit 9 directors will be chosen.
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Dr. Nirav Shah, former Maine CDC director, taking post at Colby College
Until last month, Shah had been serving as a principal deputy director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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School building purchase draws opposing views at Farmington hearing
Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Christian Elkington detailed the upcoming March 24 vote on buying the former Arthur D. Ingalls School at 144 High St. in Farmington.
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Spruce Mountain’s proposed $26.07M budget mostly salaries, benefits, superintendent says
Directors will vote on the budget Thursday, and voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will vote April 10.
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Franklin County selectmen to elect 11 members for county Budget Advisory Committee
It is the first year 11 members will serve on the panel to represent five new commissioner districts.
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Buckfield town manager warns taxpayers on potential RSU 10 increase
Town Manager Cameron Hinkley said the town cannot afford continued double-digit increases in municipal and school budgets.
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USDA halts millions in funding for University of Maine System
The move temporarily pauses the system’s agricultural research and programs weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding for Maine because it allows transgender athletes to compete in sports.