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Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Budget for Spruce Mountain schools, tennis courts project approved
Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will validate the budget and decide April 15 whether to continue the budget validation vote.
Toy gun confiscated from Edward Little High School student Thursday
The student will face disciplinary action.
Mexico vocational school proposes $283,000 less for 2022-23 budget
Region 9 School of Applied Technology cut a forestry and a career exploratory program, Director Brenda Gammon said.
University of Maine at Augusta names Michael Laliberte as new president after a 6-month search
Laliberte, who’s been president of State University of New York at Delhi since 2016, was chosen unanimously by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees and will start on Aug. 1.
SAD 17 superintendent out, but investigations loom
Former superintendent Monica Henson called the allegations that resulted in her resignation from SAD 17 outrageous lies and said multiple investigations found them unsubstantiated. However, an Oxford County Sheriff’s Office investigation has been turned over to the district attorneys office while Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Oxford Hills school district have not released results on their separate investigations, as of April 6.
Dixfield middle school celebrates wrestling team championship with beard-cutting
Boxing champion Amelia Moore of Norway was a guest speaker at the assembly.
Hallowell-area school district hosts meeting to go over budget with ‘grateful’ municipal officials
The suggestion to include municipal officials in the budget process came last year as municipalities saw a huge spike to their town allocations.
Ex-superintendent says her resignation is the result of ‘character assassination’
After just six months on the job, Monica Henson was placed on administrative leave Jan. 26, following allegations of improperly physically restraining a child and a no-confidence vote by the teachers’ union.
Lewiston School Committee unanimously approves $99 million budget
Superintendent says cutting any more from the spending plan would mean dropping staff.