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Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Ward 2: Pamela Hart runs for reelection
Her focus is continuing to advocate for means to address student adversities, such as homelessness and food insecurity.
Auburn working with Midcoast organization to house unaccompanied minors
Minors tend to leave home because of adverse situations, such as drug use, conflict within the home and parents who are not accepting of the child’s gender or sexuality.
RSU 16 directors to consider what school sixth graders will attend
Sources say a final decision could come before the end of the year.
Ward 1: Phoenix McLaughlin hopes to secure Lewiston School Committee seat
If elected, Phoenix McLaughlin would not go into the budget process thinking that school funding should be increased or decreased, rather he would consider specific goals and needs.
Ward 1: Korin McGuigan hopes to become Auburn School Committee Ward 1’s next representative
She would take Superintendent Cornelia Brown’s lead and continue to support fiscal responsibility when it comes to the school budget.
Rumford, Buckfield high school principals say students learning in and out of classrooms
Students from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and students from Buckfield Junior-Senior High School attended a career day at Sunday River resort in Newry last month.
Veteran Portland educator named Maine Teacher of the Year
Joshua Chard teaches second and third grade at the East End Community School in Portland.
ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to new 30-year low
The average scores in reading, science and math all were below benchmarks the ACT says students must reach to have a high probability of success in first-year college courses.
UMaine developing interactive tool to track PFAS nationwide
A university team is creating a tracker that strives to connect state and federal testing data back to the likely source of contamination, note the potential impacts on food and water supplies and map out how PFAS travels through the environment.