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Schools & Education

Published
April 4, 2019

RSU 73 budget articles get voter approval

Voters from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls approved all warrant articles for $19.6 million budget for 2019-2020.
Published
April 3, 2019

First parent agrees to plead guilty in college admissions scam

Neither Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman nor Lori Loughlin has publicly commented on the allegations.
Published
April 1, 2019

Bill banning Native American mascots in public schools passes in committee

The Committee on Education and Cultural affairs voted 7-5 to recommend passing the legislation. It will now go before the House of Representatives.
Published
March 30, 2019

Portland hires new assistant superintendent of schools

Aaron Townsend is taking over from Jeanne Crocker, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
Published
March 29, 2019

Teacher of Frenchboro’s one-room school resigns

Mount Desert Island Regional School System officials are determined to keep the school on Long Island open.

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Published
March 29, 2019

Incidents of racism on the rise this year in Maine schools

Reports of hate speech and racist incidents involving students in 2 districts come as an official in the Attorney General's Office says he has seen more such reports this year than at any time in his 12 years on the job.
Published
March 29, 2019

Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions cheating scam

The 15 defendants include CEOs, investment executives, real estate developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
Published
March 28, 2019

Loss of Special Olympics funding would hurt Maine’s Unified sports programs

Special Olympics Maine receives about 8 percent of its funding from federal grants it uses to support Unified sports programs in 107 schools across the state.
Published
March 26, 2019

Bill would create office to aid Mainers with student debt, rein in loan servicers

Mainers have more than $6 billion in student debt, exacerbated by predatory practices of the student loan industry.
Published
March 25, 2019

Voices supporting bill to ban Native American mascots outnumber opponents at hearing

Members of the public, including a number of advocates for keeping the Skowhegan Indian nickname, packed the hearing to offer their views on the emotionally charged issue.