The emphasis on more training of teachers to handle discipline in the public school system is simply ludicrous (Nov. 26). The problem lies with the inability to deal with disruptive children due to restrictions set by state regulations. The reluctance of the Department of Education to pursue an answer does not set well with members […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Edward Little kicking off coat drive Wednesday
AUBURN – A schoolwide assembly to kick off Edward Little High School’s coat and jacket drive will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the school gym. Students, staff and parents will be asked to send in clean jackets and coats for children and adults Wednesday and through Dec. 19, said Rebecca Hefty, who teaches […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Wilton teachers get $50 Walmart gift cards for education
WILTON — Oh, the education supplies they plan to buy. Farmington Walmart store Manager Greg Patterson and community relations representative Peter Zanoni paid a visit Thursday to G.D. Cushing School bearing $500 in gift cards. “We do appreciate teachers,” Patterson said. He knows, he said, that teachers spend money out of their own pockets for […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Maine ranks 10th in high school graduation rate
PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says northern New England states have some of the best high school graduation rates in the country. The department on Wednesday released rankings that for the first time compare states using the same data. Vermont had the third-best graduation rate, at 87 percent, while New Hampshire ranked […]
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Maine restraint law puts schools in bind
LEWISTON — Local lawmakers and public school officials said Monday they were urging the Maine Department of Education to revisit a rule change made last year regarding student restraints. The change, which is legally binding for schools and teachers and was approved by the state Legislature, has added a layer of uncertainty on when teachers […]
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Portland school locked down for brief time after student brings unloaded gun into building
PORTLAND, Maine — Riverton Elementary School was locked down for a short time Friday morning after a student brought a gun into the building. Portland Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk said the gun was not loaded and was confiscated from the unidentified student. The incident forced a short lockdown of the Forest Avenue school while […]
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Religious education open house NORWAY — A religious education open house will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the First Universalist Church (Unitarian Universalist), 479 Main St. Hosted by the church’s religious education committee, the open house will feature information about the Unitarian Universalist religious education program, about Unitarian Universalism, […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Average debt up 5 percent for new college grads
The latest figures are calculated in a report out Thursday by the California-based Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) and likely underestimate the problem in some ways because they don’t include most graduates of for-profit colleges, who typically borrow more than their counterparts elsewhere. Still, while 2011 college graduates faced an unemployment rate of […]
Posted inLetters
B. Mennealy: Must support education
I am writing as a concerned Auburn taxpayer to inform other Auburn taxpayers of Auburn’s crisis situation regarding Edward Little High School. EL is in deplorable condition, with its accreditation at risk. Auburn students deserve a quality education and the current physical plant makes that more difficult to receive. The crux of the problem is […]
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UMaine System confident that compensation will pass review
ORONO — The chancellor of the University of Maine System expressed confidence Friday in the system’s compensation policies in the wake of former UMaine President Robert Kennedy’s resignation as chief of public higher education in Connecticut. Kennedy, president of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, resigned Friday morning amid controversy about his improper […]