The Maine Community College System had 21,385 students enroll across its seven schools this year, the system said Monday. Last year, the figure was 19,477.
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Dump truck driver, company summonsed after accident involving school bus
A dump truck left the road in Denmark early Friday morning, hitting a utility pole that fell onto a school bus, the sheriff’s office said.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school board meeting Monday
Regional School Unit 10 directors will discuss options for housing middle school students
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Regional Technical Center director Rob Callahan named Administrator of the Year
Callahan was recognized by Maine Association of Career Technical Education last Friday, following a nomination from LRTC staff and a rigorous voting process.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Biden names UMaine president to National Science Board
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who has a Ph.D. in mathematics education, will serve on the 24-member board that oversees the National Science Foundation.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Two parents of Mexico students say superintendent lacks leadership and should resign
Amy Bernard of Rumford and Amanda Hamner of Mexico call for Deb Alden to step down from Regional School Unit 10.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn ed techs, secretaries staff share impact of wages as contract negotiations set to resume
Over 65 staff members showed up to Wednesday’s school committee meeting to urge the district officials for a new contract with better wages.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
National school lunch week brings Maine ingredients to Lewiston school
As a new $8.5 million federal grant sets out to bring more locally grown food into Maine’s school nutrition programs over the next five years, Maine-grown options will become staples at area schools.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Livermore Falls board appoints new school representative, hears concerns regarding another
Livermore Falls selectmen on Tuesday unanimously appointed Michelle Moffett to the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors to replace Robin Beck who resigned in September.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Is Agnes Gray really done? The process creaks forward
Maine School Administrative District 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley asserts that Paris and West Paris’ decision to sue the district for closing Agnes Gray is premature, as the board has not made a decision to keep the school closed.