Law enforcement plays a growing role in Maine schools, prompting questions of accountability and the impact on kids.
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‘Band of rookies’: Biddeford High resurrects marching band program
After a 10-year hiatus, Tiger Pride makes a triumphant return to the community.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, Schools & Education
Girls get hands-on experience in trade careers at Farmington workshop
The Totally Trades workshop hosted by New Ventures Maine at the Foster Career and Technical Education Center on the Mt. Blue campus gave young women a chance to experience non-traditional careers for women that pay well and are in high demand.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin resigns
Superintendent since 2011, Grondin notified the Auburn School Committee of her decision during Wednesday’s executive session to review her evaluation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Katy Grondin resigns as Auburn Superintendent of Schools
AUBURN — Katy Grondin has submitted her resignation as superintendent of Auburn Schools, effective at the end of the school year in June 2020. An Edward Little graduate, Grondin has worked in the Auburn School Department for more than 31-years. She has served as superintendent since 2011 and was presently in negotiations to extend her […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Cape Elizabeth to appeal ruling on suspension of student who posted notes saying ‘there’s a rapist’
Aela Mansmann and her mother are challenging her suspension for posting a sticky note in a school bathroom that said, ‘There’s a rapist in the school and you know who it is.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn students, parents get apologies for focus groups
Edward Little High School Principal Scott Annear “deeply sorry.”
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine public schools, groups weigh in on lawsuit over religious school tuition
The case is pending in a federal appeals court in Boston.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 releasing students early Friday so staff can go to Scott Ladd’s funeral
Data specialist Scott Ladd died Oct. 29 at a Boston hospital after undergoing numerous heart procedures.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Data reveals heavy workload by Lewiston school nurses
Besides dispensing drugs, nurses’ duties also include treating injuries and emergencies, screening for vision and hearing, plus an abundance of record keeping.