The complaints are the latest to be made by minority families in central Maine and school district administrators say they’re being taken seriously as part of an investigative process that can involve outside agencies.
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Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford manager expects to close on new town office next week
Adam Garland said three issues were cited in an inspection of the Pottle Road building.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
For 33 years, she cleaned teeth. Now, she teaches children English
Alice Crawford’s experience with the new Mainer community inspired her to leave a 33-year career as a dental hygienist and pursue teaching English as a second language.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
How much lead is in your child’s school water?
Water sources from two-thirds of Maine schools have been tested for lead under a mandatory state program aimed at reducing childhood exposure as of Wednesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lead levels in some Edward Little school water fixtures above stated threshold
Water samples from each of Auburn’s schools have been submitted to the state for testing, but only results from Edward Little are currently available.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Review of state university system’s hiring policies finds UMA presidential search violated rules
The presidential search that resulted in the hiring and subsequent withdrawal of Michael Laliberte violated the university system’s “employment background and screening policy” enacted a decade ago, according to an internal review.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Uvalde schools’ police chief resigns from City Council
Armed officers waited in a hallway for over an hour while the gunman carried out the massacre.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Augusta StoryWalk provides place for kids to exercise body and mind
Walkers can read a children’s story as they traverse a trail through the woods between Eastern Avenue and Cony Street in Augusta. Officials unveiled the installation this week.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMaine System expects big drop in enrollment this fall, continuing downward trend
Experts say lower college enrollment is a national trend that will have far-reaching social and economic consequences.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMaine System trustees confirm two-week extension to chancellor’s contract
Two weeks after the short-term extension was announced to state lawmakers, the University of Maine System board of trustees votes to extend Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s contract to July 11.