The owner of a property valued at $200,000 could expect to pay about $58 more in school tax under the proposed budget.
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Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
Turner teacher reflects on 5 decades of teaching
With a career spanning nearly 54 years, Larry Sirois has taught math longer than most Mainers have been alive.
Auburn school officials plan cuts to athletic programs
Administrators say the cuts were necessary to help offset rising transportation and athletic training costs.
Housing crisis drives rise in youth homelessness
Educators and homeless advocates are growing increasingly alarmed by a surge in the number of homeless youth.
Homeless in Maine: Rising number of homeless teens face grim future
Many of them lack a stable, supportive family, and end up creating their own ‘family’ on the street with other homeless youths.
Auburn plans to cut two dozen positions from proposed school budget
Of the 23.5 positions being cut, 15.5 are educators spread across nearly all of Auburn’s schools.
Auburn to take in-depth look into school facilities
The Auburn school district has initiated the first comprehensive evaluation of school facilities in nearly 20 years.
Auburn officials more optimistic about completing new Edward Little School by September after meeting with Gov. Janet Mills
Last month, Superintendent Cornelia Brown told school officials that the high school may not open as scheduled due to cost escalations.
Auburn school district freezes most open positions
About 70-75% of open positions in the Auburn school district will not be filled until at least the end of the school year.