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Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Mt. Blue High School celebrates class of 2024’s perseverance
The Farmington school awarded diplomas to 163 students at Sunday’s graduation ceremony.
Absent teachers risk costing American schools $4 billion a year
Low starting pay, burdensome student loans, attrition and a smaller teacher pipeline have exacerbated absences.
Great grad: Mountain Valley’s Ella Young plans to study early childhood education
Some of her favorite parts of high school were her ceramics class and socializing with friends.
Dirigo High School awards 50 diplomas to the class of 2024
U.S. Sen. Angus King encouraged graduates to only regret the things in life they do, not to reach the end of life regretting the things they didn’t.
Lewiston voters to cast ballots again on school budget
The School Committee made additional cuts to the proposed school committee by more than $1 million after the original proposed budget failed.
Auburn residents to vote on school budget Tuesday
Staff salaries and benefits were one of the biggest budget factors that drove up the proposed budget.
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.
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.
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.