District policies allow for parents to inspect curriculum materials and request that their child be exempt from instruction for personal beliefs.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston superintendent condemns neo-Nazi group demonstration
‘I reject their words, their approach, their signage about members of our community, and all that they represent. It is hurtful,’ Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
Posted inMaine, Religion & Values, Schools & Education
Supreme Court ruling on religious schools has broader impact in Maine
A special exception in state law already allows the use of taxpayer funds to send students to private schools, extending the reach of the Supreme Court’s decision.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Chef receives lifetime achievement award for work at LRTC
Longtime Lewiston Regional Technical Center chef and instructor Dan Caron is honored Friday morning in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn School Committee sets new goals for graduation rate, standardized exam proficiency
A motion by Mayor Jason Levesque to add an additional goal to double the number of college credits earned by students over the next two years ultimately failed.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Watch: Windsor Elementary School students leave their mark in the soil after planting a dozen fruit trees
The students’ work, with the help of the nonprofit ReTreeUS, is expected to benefit future generations.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
New Edward Little auditorium to be named for former music director following $400,000 donation
It will be the Donald Gay Performing Arts Center.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Area students experience live Supreme Court proceedings at school
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court traveled to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris and Leavitt Area High School in Turner to hear three appeals cases each in front of students and school staff.
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Supreme Court justices bring their work to Oxford Hills
American government and history students hear appeals cases.