Wales-based school district embraces new drivers for taking action to help resolve challenge of finding, retaining critical drivers.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-area families learn about owls in Maine
The event included two live owls which are native to Maine: our smallest owl species, a Northern saw-whet named Caribou and a great horned owl, the largest owl species in Maine, named Archie.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico childhood education program serving preschoolers and high school students
The program includes 12 preschool children and 13 high school students.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Potential appointees for Livermore Falls school board seat to share why they want it
With a vacancy on the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors, Livermore Falls selectmen want input on reasons why potential appointees want it.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding
The 13-member commission’s study will be the first such review since 1998. ‘It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,’ the governor says.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston elementary students provided with free quality instruments
With a new federal grant providing funds, students get to choose and keep their instrument of choice until their senior year of high school.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed after small win in lawsuit
The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
UMaine System students awarded refunds over online learning during COVID
About 16,180 students are eligible for the partial refund of tuition and fees after a settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract for classes and services moving online during the spring 2020 semester.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, Schools & Education
U.S. school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising
All U.S. states and territories require that children attending child care centers and schools be vaccinated against a number of diseases, allowing exemptions for certain medical conditions. Most states also permit exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons.