The state’s public university system has engaged with a national consultant to study the feasibility of establishing a medical school.
Schools & Education
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Teachers union files grievance on student violence in Rumford-based school district
Forty-six staff members have been injured so far this year at Rumford, Mexico and Sumner elementary schools, the document says.
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Lewiston Public Schools honors longtime employee slain in mass shooting
The business office is named for Lucy Violette who worked in the business office for 52 years.
Posted inRiver Valley, Schools & Education
Andover students receive scholarships through town fund
The Andover Educational Fund’s Charles A. Cutting Endowment Fund is a $5,000, four-year scholarship for students seeking financial assistance to attend school after their high school graduation.
Posted inNew England, Schools & Education
Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Years after the pandemic, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Schools & Education
Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The administration’s new rules, published Friday, will require large operators to put their employees on a path to earn what their counterparts in local school districts make by 2031.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school district seeking music, math teachers
Superintendent Pam Doyen said that the district needs a music teacher, a math/science teacher and two more bus driver/custodians.
Posted inSchools & Education
Wales-area school officials tell parents not to worry about vacancies
Overall, Regional School Unit 4 is down 17 people since July. Officials are confident they can fill the positions by the time school starts.
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Farmington-based school board advised of staffing challenges, facility repairs
Regional School Unit 9 directors advised of replacement of Mt. Blue Campus gym floor.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Poland request to review school cost-sharing formula to be addressed at next RSU 16 meeting
Of the three towns in the district, Poland pays 67% of the total local funding for the school budget required by the state.