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Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
St. Dom’s families air frustrations as group proposes buying Auburn school for $4.9 million
Members of the Saint Dominic Academy community continue to question the Portland Diocese’s intentions in negotiations to keep the high school open.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, Schools & Education
Fayette Central School students collaborate to produce a podcast
With the help of their school’s technology director, two students delve into their classmates’ favorite fruits and vegetables, take a look at Bat Night and celebrate 100 days of school.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
As Trump attacks DEI, Lewiston students find value in high school’s culture clubs
Lewiston High School’s Black Student Union and Muslim Student Association are places students say they can feel accepted and recognized, and enlighten other students.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Walkthrough of closed West Paris school canceled after break-in, vandalism discovered
After a breach at the closed Agnes Gray Elementary School, the public was not allowed to enter the building.
Posted inNews, Politics, Schools & Education
Roux Institute student had their visa terminated, ACLU confirms
This is the first publicly known instance of an international student in Maine losing their visa, although the ACLU filed a lawsuit last week to restore the status of international students in New England who have been targeted.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Maine will not sign Trump administration letter to remove DEI programs from schools
The state’s education leaders said signing the letter would ‘bind the Maine DOE to language of executive orders or other federal guidance without the force of law.’
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
School leaders want more options to restrain students with violent behavior
District leaders are concerned about increasing behavioral issues in schools just a few years after the state raised the threshold to physically restrain or seclude students.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
As Trump targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next
The state’s higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Judge orders Energy Department to pause research funding changes for UMaine, other schools
The University of Maine receives $26.3 million from the Department of Energy through 8 multiyear awards.