An amended bill passed by the education committee incorporates some of the commission’s recommendations, but a high price tag of $100 million might scare lawmakers.
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Dixfield-based school district targeting 6% budget increase
The board will vote to approve the proposed budget April 28.
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Farmington school district giving support to 52 homeless students this year
Amanda Clark updated the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors on students who have been identified as experiencing homelessness or housing instability as of March 4.
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Turner-based school board to finalize proposed $39.4 million budget April 9
The draft budget represents a nearly 6% increase from the current year, but changes are anticipated April 9 before it goes to voters in May.
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Farmington middle schoolers connect to young readers though buddy program
Mt. Blue Middle School eighth graders visited W.G. Mallett School and the UMF Sweatt-Winter Center during Read Across America Week, reading with younger children and sparking interest in making the program a regular event.
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Judge gives DOJ access to school sports rosters amid lawsuit over trans athletes
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf ruled against the federal government in its requests for lists of all known transgender athletes in Maine or results from events in which they competed.
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Statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools moves a step closer to reality
The Legislature’s budget committee this week supported funding and language Gov. Janet Mills proposed in her supplemental budget. If the House and Senate follow suit, Maine would join 23 other states with similar policies.
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Gauvin, Kinney win school board seats in Farmington recount
A recount clarified voter intent rules and confirmed Gauvin and Kinney as winners of the RSU 9 Board of Directors positions.
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Eagle Scout aims for career in law enforcement
Avery Monahan is using his Scouting experience to build a career as a game warden.
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How Maine’s elite private colleges sold Wabanaki land to bankroll early construction
Tribes were stripped of millions of acres. Some of that ended up in the hands of Bowdoin and Colby colleges.