Wells-Ogunquit is receiving the most funding – $4.3 million – to purchase 11 electric buses and replace most of its fleet of diesel buses.
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Maine students’ math and reading scores plummet during pandemic
The first comprehensive look at how the nation’s students are faring after two years of pandemic learning shows decades of academic progress erased – in Maine and nationwide.
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Registration open for Totally Trades! virtual sessions
Registration is open for Totally Trades! career sessions offered by New Ventures Maine online this fall. There are 17 sessions offered at no cost and are designed to encourage students in grades 8 to 12 to consider careers in which women are traditionally underrepresented. The 15-minute video sessions focus on high-wage, high-demand nontraditional careers in […]
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Harpswell charter school set to close after commissioners shoot down renewal bid
The Maine Charter School Commission narrowly rejected Harpswell Coastal Academy’s charter renewal application Tuesday afternoon, ending the school’s months-long fight for survival.
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Supreme Court ruling on religious schools has broader impact in Maine
A special exception in state law already allows the use of taxpayer funds to send students to private schools, extending the reach of the Supreme Court’s decision.
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Oxford’s schoolhouse makes Most Endangered Historic Places list
The 1857 building on Pigeon Hill closed in 1940.
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Board of Buxton school district votes against removing book from library
Parents who mounted a challenge to keeping the book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” on the shelves of the Bonny Eagle High School library failed to convince the board to remove the book on gender and sexuality
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Skowhegan early learning center gets $1.6 million boost
Sam Hight, who heads a committee leading the fundraising effort for the center, announced that it will be built at the new $75 million elementary school for Maine School Administrative District 54, to be constructed at the site of the Margaret Chase Smith School off Heselton Street.
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SAD 17 school board wants more field trips for all students
Families and educators are often called on to chip in personal money when fundraising for school field trips falls short.
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GreatSchools says it is working to improve its ratings
GreatSchools leaders say that in response to research, the company has shifted its methodology in recent years to weigh academic progress more heavily than test scores.