The Legislature passed consequential reforms, including some long-fought changes to school construction funding and making free community college permanent.
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Posted inCommunity, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
UMF names 2026 commencement speaker
Dr. Dora Anne Mills, who served as Maine’s state health officer and director of the Maine Center for Disease Control for 15 years, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
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Brewer schools, widow of conservative activist reach $350,000 settlement
Patricia McBreairty, the widow of Shawn McBreairty, will receive the payout from the Bangor-area district following a lawsuit filed in 2024.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
UMF hosting fiction writer Shana Youngdahl tonight
Writer Shana Youngdahl, the final author in the spring Visiting Writers series, will give a public reading tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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Tariffs could drive up costs for Lisbon Middle School expansion
The project is also behind schedule as school officials await a state permit.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Legislature passes first reform of Maine’s school funding formula in 2 decades
Gov. Mills plans to sign the bill — which would change the EPS formula by accounting for local poverty rates in state funding calculations and modernizing outdated regional adjustments — into law.
Posted inBusiness, News, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Career program connects Oxford County students to local employers
The grant-funded program gives students hands-on experience and builds the workforce pipeline.
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Oxford Hills educators recognized as ‘LifeChangers’
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s Tina Fox, Susan LeBlond and Kate McCarthy were nominated for a national award that recognizes teachers who make profound differences in the lives of children.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Turner-area school district to vote on land purchase for new athletic fields
Residents in Greene, Leeds and Turner will vote on the purchase in May following a hearing April 30.
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Attendance woes in Spruce Mountain schools tied to parent follow-through, principal says
RSU 73 administrators said chronic absenteeism is often linked to inconsistent home routines rather than student behavior.