In a letter to the RSU 10 board of directors, Sumner selectmen requested that the annual budget meeting venue rotate locations to accommodate more voters.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
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It’s not just kids heading back to school
Hebron Station School’s resident pet, a spotted leopard gecko named Gerry, spent summer vacation living with one of ‘his’ students.
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Oxford Hills School District announces gains on its 3-year strategic plan
Maine School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Heather Manchester presented her ‘report card’ on year one to directors.
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Harvard’s Black enrollment drops after Supreme Court ruling
Last year’s ruling overturned decades of legal precedent and forced the country’s most selective colleges to change the ways they evaluate applicants.
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U.S. consumer watchdog finds school lunch fees are taking toll on parents
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has mandated that districts inform families of their options since 2017, but even when parents are aware, having to pay by cash or check to avoid fees can be burdensome.
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Rumford-based district needs 7 more ed techs and part-time nurse
Math and science teachers are hired for Buckfield and Mexico schools.
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Poland-based school board votes to look at cost-sharing formula among three towns
The idea to review the cost-sharing formula in RSU 16 was championed by the Poland selectpersons who felt their town was paying more than its fair share of the school budget.
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Effort to recall Winthrop School Board members can’t move forward
One resident answered the former superintendent’s call to try to remove from office two school board members, but the town charter does not allow her to proceed.
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Oxford Hills school board advances 3rd budget to voters
The $50.43 million proposal represents a total reduction of $1.18 from the original request.
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Lewiston School Committee addresses disciplinary concerns following student’s guns and gum picture
“I can assure people that the student is not at school,” Superintendent Langlais said Monday.