AUBURN — Auburn Middle School students will tweet about the proposed city and school budgets during the Community Conversations public forum at the school cafeteria Thursday, April 16. To follow the tweets, the hashtag is #auburnforum. The students’ tweeting “gives it an extra dimension,” Superintendent Katy Grondin said. “People who follow Twitter and can’t be there, […]
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In rebuttal, R. Sabine: Use testing to evaluate teachers
In his guest column of March 8, Lewiston School Superintendent Bill Webster praised the Smarter Balanced Assessment test and recommended that parents not opt-out. On those two points, the superintendent and I are in agreement and no one is more surprised, than I. For decades, annual state-mandated standardized testing revealed the unpleasant failure of public […]
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R. Bunn-Laban: Education’s three components
I was impressed that Lewiston Schools Superintendent Bill Webster had the courage to mention the educational elephant in the room — poor parenting (Sun Journal story, Friday, March 13). Not the parents who are reading this letter, but the ones who never attend an open house, musical concert, sporting event, bake sale, or spelling bee. […]
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Lewiston lawmaker helps lead charge for bill on standardized test opt-out
AUGUSTA — A Lewiston lawmaker is helping lead the charge on a bill that would make it easier for parents to keep their children from taking standardized tests in public schools. State. Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, said Thursday the bill he’s c0-sponsored with state Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, is simple and straightforward and makes it […]
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K. McClure-Richard: Policies wrong for the children
As Lewiston parents and teachers we are deeply concerned about the upcoming MEA/Smarter Balanced Assessments and their implications for education in our community. Our concerns are deep and far-reaching. We are concerned for our children, whom we know will be required to forgo many hours of time spent learning to complete a test that is […]
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Citing problems, Lewiston freshmen parents ask for delay in new diploma
LEWISTON – After hearing Lewiston High School parents complain about problems with how freshmen are being graded this year, support for a proficiency-based diploma for the Class of 2018 diminished among some School Committee members Monday night. Two asked about delaying implementation. Superintendent Bill Webster asked for two more weeks allowing time for a report. […]
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J. Keenan: Changes needed in Auburn
Did any of the Auburn city officials learn to subtract in school? Four decades of population decline in Auburn; less and less students, year after year; yet in 2013 it took three times for voters to approve an honest School Department budget. Department officials cannot make a cut anywhere and the department sprints to the […]
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Lewiston, Auburn schools canceled on Tuesday
I will have a weather update by 2 pm and may make an early decision. Thank you, Diane Duplissis for the cartoon! pic.twitter.com/HJHtPlshKL — Bill Webster (@LewistonSuper) January 26, 2015 LEWISTON — With forecasts of a historic blizzard storming up the coast, Lewiston and Auburn school superintendents on Monday declared Tuesday a snow day. “This […]
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Video: Police charge 16-year-old in Windham-Raymond school threats
WINDHAM — Windham police on Tuesday night arrested a teenager they say was behind the email threats that closed area schools for most of three days, reaching a milestone in a case they say could have gone very differently. Lt. Jim Boudreau of the Windham Police Department said at a Wednesday morning news conference at the […]
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Rangeley discusses renovation goals for school
RANGELEY — The Ad Hoc Building Committee heard suggestions for improving Rangeley Lakes Regional School during Tuesday night’s forum. Among the ideas were creating a small performance space, a larger gym, warmer colors and better lighting in the cafeteria and smaller spaces for specialized learning. The 40-year-old building houses 190 students in grades kindergarten to […]