AUGUSTA — Maine’s first virtual school is getting more time to meet its enrollment requirement. The Maine Charter School Commission on Tuesday approved extending the enrollment deadline for Maine Connection Academy from June 1 to July 15. The school needs to enroll 243 students before it can open next fall. John Larouche, an attorney for […]
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Turner, Leeds, Greene voters pass school budget
TURNER — Voters in Turner, Leeds and Greene passed the RSU 52 school budget in a 217-124 vote Tuesday. Poll results released Wednesday by Superintendent Henry Aliberti are Turner, 156-73; Leeds, 32-26; and Greene, 29-25. Aliberti thanked those who voted. “We have an outstanding school system in which we can be very proud,” he said. […]
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Lewiston voters approve school budget
LEWISTON — Voters on Tuesday approved a $61.17 million budget for the School Department. The vote was 333-255. Turnout was light — 2.4 percent of the city’s 24,000 registered voters — but steady, City Clerk Kathy Montejo said from the Longley Elementary School gymnasium. “It’s going well. It’s busier than last year,” she said. She […]
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Lisbon council, school board look for savings
LISBON – The School Committee and Town Council continued their efforts to save taxpayer dollars at a meeting Monday night on the proposed $14.7 million school budget. The committee will vote on the budget May 12, and the council will vote on May 20. In discussions ranging from sharing office space to using town mechanics […]
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Maine readies ‘report cards’ for schools
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is compiling report cards for its schools for the second year. The Maine Department of Education says it developed the system in 2013 to bring more transparency and accountability to schools across the state. The DOE assigns letter grades based on student proficiency and how students are improving. At the high […]
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Maine, California at top of report’s school rankings
PORTLAND — U.S. News & World Report says Maine and California are tied for the highest percentage of high schools in the top tier of the magazine’s ranking system. The magazine released annual rankings Tuesday that say both states had slightly more than 22 percent of high schools with “gold” or “silver” rankings. Those tiers […]
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Committee OKs $37.65 million school budget
OXFORD— The SAD 17 Budget Committee has approved preliminary $37.65 million budget for fiscal year 2014-15, a 4.5 percent overall increase in local spending. The proposed budget was one of two considered in last week’s final committee hearings, which will now be sent to the school board for approval. Town public hearings will begin April […]
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Farrell resigns from Auburn School Committee
AUBURN — Mike Farrell will give up his School Committee seat, he announced via email Tuesday night. “Due to a couple of great opportunities for my family and the added obligations of, I will be unable to adequately represent the students and taxpayers of Ward 1 in the manner they deserve,” Farrell wrote in his […]
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Lewiston-Auburn could get more school money from state
AUGUSTA – Lewiston schools are expected to get more state money for education next year which could relieve part of the budget shortfall they are facing. According to the Department of Education numbers released Monday, Lewiston would get $2.5 million more next year than this year. Superintendents said they’re being careful about assuming the money […]
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Deep cuts proposed for Lewiston athletics
LEWISTON — A proposal to cut athletics and co-curricular activities by 25 percent in schools put city school officials to the test Monday night. In a crowded meeting room, the School Committee heard from principals, athletic directors, coaches and parents about how such cuts will affect students. Shawn Chabot, principal of Lewiston Middle School, outlined […]