Spoiler alert: It’s mostly with ice cream. But mini golf and family time rank high, too.
Schools & Education
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon grapples with failed school budget vote: ‘Is that what we want?’
School Committee members and residents shared frustration over the failed school budget vote at a special meeting Monday.
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Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools & Education
Proposed Pell grant eligibility changes could ‘devastate’ Maine’s community colleges
A US House budget bill would eliminate federal financial aid for part-time students, which could have major repercussions at community colleges, although a Senate version of the bill walks back those limits.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Across Maine, towns continue to grapple with school district reorganization
More than 40 towns have withdrawn from their school districts since the state’s 2007 consolidation push.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UNE professor suspended for violating live animal research protocols
Multiple instances of noncompliance in live animal research led to the suspension of a shark and fish researcher at the university, who a spokesperson said no longer works at the school.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon School Committee to meet Monday over failed budget
Voters were also frustrated by the steep increase in the municipal budget after an accounting error created a hole in town finances.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
EPA restores $1.6M UMaine PFAS grant
The federal agency’s reversal comes 1 month after it declared that the University of Maine’s research into ways to reduce the effects of forever chemicals on farms was inconsistent with the EPA’s funding priorities.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education
Despite fears, most Maine districts OK school budgets
Voters in at least 6 districts, including Kennebunk-based RSU 21 and Gray-New Gloucester, rejected their school budgets, while a long-debated Cape Elizabeth bond project and a contested Gorham budget passed.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
University of Maine helps develop database on college hazing deaths
A professor leading UMaine’s Hazing Prevention Research Lab said the lab also hopes to conduct the first national study on college hazing in 17 years.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon voters overwhelmingly reject school budget
Residents voted Tuesday on a proposed $21.27 million school budget that contained a nearly 8% property tax increase.