Staff salaries and benefits were one of the biggest budget factors that drove up the proposed budget.
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Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Great grad: Buckfield high school senior Lillian Sharples hopes to go into psychology
She hopes her peers remember her as confident but admits that they might remember her for being a little too aggressive on the sports field.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Schools & Education
Gray-New Gloucester speech therapist accused of assaulting student is still working for the district
Thomas Morawiec was issued a summons on Thursday is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 14.
Posted inSchools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-area school senior surprised during senior walk
Mt. Blue High School senior Emma Fitch graduates Sunday but before she can leave, her former school nurse had a special gift during the senior walk Wednesday.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education
Great grad: Mt. Blue’s Kathleen Yeaton does not give up when faced with challenges
She has been the go-to person for her peers when they need academic help.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop schools may have to pay if district doesn’t use electric buses that came riddled with problems
The school buses, which were awarded from the federal Clean School Bus program but soon broke down, have been off the road since early this year. Though the buses have now passed inspection, School Board members are uncertain about whether to put them back in service.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion & Values, Schools & Education
Federal court denies Bangor church’s request for injunction in tuition lawsuit
Crosspoint Church, which runs Bangor Christian Schools, is challenging the stipulation in Maine’s Human Rights Act that prohibits schools receiving state funding from discriminating based on gender identity, sexual orientation and religion.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn School Committee approves changes to staff code of conduct
Firmer boundaries were set in staff code of conduct related to student-teacher interactions.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school district tech director, teachers present computer science program
The Harold Alfond Foundation is investing $8.2 million in additional money into the original $1 million grant obtained by the Maine Math and Science Alliance in 2021, allowing the district to extend the computer science program an additional five years.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills School District appoints new special education director
Elizabeth King replaces outgoing special education director Jan Neureuther, effective July 1.