Maine Music Mentors has chapters in 3 towns and is still expanding.
schools
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Greenwood’s schoolhouse history comes to life in archived town reports
Town reports from 1887 to the present, archived Greenwood town website, show how the schools still battled attendance, teacher retention and building maintenance long before School Administrative District 44.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News
Federal authorities will investigate fatal Standish school bus crash
In an unusual development, the National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the crash that killed 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News
As community remembers 5-year-old school bus crash victim, police identify driver
The investigation into the crash that killed 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez in Standish continues, according to police.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine school nurses see ‘burdens and risks’ in new vaccine reporting system
Dozens signed a letter to state lawmakers, expressing concerns about privacy and the added time and effort associated with a new reporting module.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Maine’s system of funding school construction has failed | Editorial
Efforts to remake this very broken arrangement must be expedited now.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Opponents argue that the law is a violation of separation of church and state and that the display will isolate students, especially those who are not Christian.
Posted inMaine, News
Overwhelmed educators have ‘nothing left’ for kids in understaffed schools
Schools across the state are struggling with a shortage of personnel. Some districts — like Lewiston — say they’ve nearly had to close at times.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Overcrowded Maine schools face looming crisis when voters reject bonds
Districts such as Scarborough and others in southern Maine – where residents have balked at tax hikes – have few alternatives when they need to fund large construction projects.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
‘This is where I’m meant to be’: Maine teachers prepare for school year with hope
As they prepare to begin a challenging new school year, we asked five Maine teachers to share their thoughts and their goals. Here’s what they had to say.