‘One night (staff) filled all the holes with dirt right before a game and the next morning they were all dug out with vengeance,’ Superintendent Richard Green said.
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Girl Scouts launch free after-school programs in Franklin County schools
A new partnership between Girl Scouts of Maine and the John T. Gorman Foundation will bring free, after-school leadership programs to five Franklin County schools this year.
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Maine’s Carnegie libraries get a gift in celebration of American independence
More than 1,000 Carnegie libraries across the U.S., including 17 in Maine, will receive the money to mark the country’s 250th birthday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Foster Tech touts recent forestry project, skills learning, volunteerism
Students from the forestry and digital media programs are partnering to document and educate peers at Cascade Brook School about sustainable wood harvesting practices and responsible forest management.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, Schools & Education
Fayette Central School building independence through social-emotional learning
Principal Courtney Lyons explain to directors how Fayette Central School’s social-emotional learning program helps students be more self-aware, empathetic and independent.
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Maine education officials going ‘back to basics’ on reading and math
Following ‘concerning declines’ in test scores on a national assessment, Maine’s Department of Education has new action plans for instruction.
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Trump administration denies appeal for Farmington Upward Bound funds
The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Augusta man may have solved ‘impossible’ math problem
Bill Rollins Jr., 97, wrote and self-published ‘Trisecting an Angle,’ to try to share his solution with the world.
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Conservatives out educators, including some in Maine, accused of cheering Charlie Kirk’s death
While no Maine educators appear to have been fired over the issue, some districts have investigated or placed teachers on leave.
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How Maine teachers are using AI in the classroom
As some school districts work to set up guidelines, one platform, MagicSchool, already has over 8,500 educator accounts in Maine.