AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Education Committee unanimously endorsed Bangor resident Nichi Farnham’s nomination to the State Board of Education on Wednesday. Gov. Paul LePage nominated Farnham, a Republican who represented Bangor and Hermon in the state Senate before she lost a highly publicized and expensive re-election bid to Democrat Geoff Gratwick last year. More than […]
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P. Lee: Don’t close Andover Elementary
Education is the core of Andover. That is why it is so very important to keep the school; to give our small children the best possible start on their road of education, even if it means leaving the district. This year’s graduates will be the 114th graduating class and we will celebrate the 84th annual […]
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Budget development a challenge for SAD 44
BETHEL — SAD 44 Superintendent David Murphy said that as the Finance Committee begins work on the operating budget for 2013-14 in a couple of weeks, many financial challenges face the 800-pupil district. According to the preliminary General Purpose Aid to Education report issued this week, he said this rural district stands to drop to […]
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Lewiston school board rejects redistricting
LEWISTON — After months of hearings and one hour of debate Monday night, the Lewiston School Committee rejected a controversial recommendation to redistrict 223 elementary students this fall. The vote was 5-3. Several committee members speaking for redistricting said it was their duty to make sure all of the city’s children had access to the […]
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New alternative program helping Lewiston students boost grades, attendance
LEWISTON — Seventh-grader Devin Jeselskis, 12, is doing better in school this year than last. His D’s and F’s have become B’s and C’s. He says he likes school and isn’t skipping. “Last year I went to three different schools,” Jeselskis said. “I kept getting kicked out. I was skipping school, wasn’t listening.” He and […]
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Educators push for changes in Maine student restraint rules
AUGUSTA — New rules governing the restraint of students in public schools have gone too far and need to be changed less than a year after they were instituted, according to educators who gathered Wednesday at the State House. Chapter 33 of the Maine Department of Education’s rules has been a focus of lawmakers and […]
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High school gun education bill gains support
AUGUSTA — A bill that would require Maine’s public high schools offer gun safety and handling courses attracted the support of two Republican legislators and Gov. Paul LePage at a public hearing Thursday. And even those who opposed the legislation sponsored by Rep. Paul Davis, R-Sangerville, agreed that gun safety training for youngsters in Maine […]
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M. Larson: Didn’t ask the right question
Gov. Paul LePage, in his zeal to promote charter schools as an alternative to the public schools, would be wise to avail himself of some of the research being done by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University. The center tracks student performance in 25 states. Its large-scale study done in 2009 […]
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Coming Sunday: Administration, parents air Lewiston’s redistricting plan
Lewiston School Department/Sun Journal illustration Green is Geiger, blue is Montello, tan is Martel, gray is Longley, orange is Farwell and brown is McMahon. The plan has some applauding, others are ticked.The subject will be aired Monday night in a big public hearing. Hear from both sides in our Sun Journal special report, coming Sunday! […]
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IT education initiative launched in Maine
PORTLAND — Maine business and education leaders have launched an initiative to double the number of computer science and information technology college graduates over the next four years. The University of Maine System and Educate Maine, a business-led organization that champions higher education initiatives, on Thursday announced the launch of a program called Project Login. […]