Residents voted Tuesday on a proposed $21.27 million school budget that contained a nearly 8% property tax increase.
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Auburn residents approve school budget
Though the turnout was low, it was still higher than what the city clerk had expected.
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Lewiston schools superintendent renews contract early amid recruitment efforts
After receiving recruitment inquiries from other school districts and education organizations, Jake Langlais states his commitment to staying in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine professor wins $1M grant to take a new look at old plants
The open source computer model that Jose Meireles is developing will use genetic analysis and reflective light to study already collected plants, saving field and lab time and money and protecting rare plants from destruction.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education
At 17, Livermore junior is racking up achievements | Face Time
‘Growing up in a small community taught me the importance of helping others and wanting to see people thrive,’ said Mason Labonte, a student at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Maine schools warn families of ‘nihilistic violent extremist’ groups targeting kids online
Administrators are acting on information from the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, which was alerted to the groups’ existence by the FBI about a week ago.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools & Education
Maine’s K-12 schools report record high immunization levels
Vaccine coverage has reached ‘more than 97%’ in Maine’s K-12 schools, achieving ‘herd immunity.’
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Trump administration plans to abolish TRIO college access programs; Collins wants to save them
Sen. Susan Collins and others in Congress are trying to save the programs that open doors to higher education, while the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed budget for 2026 would eliminate all federal funding to keep them going.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Another Maine school may change gender policy to match Trump’s
Turner-area Maine School Administrative District 52 directors voted last week to ask its lawyer about the legalities around only recognizing the gender a student is assigned at birth.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Bill to support later high school start times passes in House, Senate
The measure, which originally mandated a statewide 8:30 a.m. or later high school start time, was amended to create funding for districts to pilot a later start time.