Students, staff and community members are invited to a presentation on protecting children and families after a suicide or traumatic death Thursday.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Most water fixtures at Turner Elementary School show lead levels exceeding state threshold
Eighteen of the 68 water fixtures that tested at or above 4 parts per billion are water fountains, most of which are at Turner Elementary School.
UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.
Lewiston sixth grader’s art featured on totes from local business
Part of the proceeds from the Rogue Wear bags will go toward purchasing art supplies for Feza Kisimba.
Controversial books to stay in Spruce Mountain High School library
Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep ‘Gender Queer’ and ‘White Fragility’ on the shelves after hearing many comments on both sides of the argument over whether the books’ content was appropriate for a school library.
Bates students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned
They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.
Over 50 veterans honored with breakfast, assembly at Peru school
Students raised over $2,000 for Operation Reboot Outdoors in Turner.
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School to close in June
The board voted to close the school after it was unable to find a model to sustain it financially, according to a Chewonki spokesperson.
Technology and cybersecurity plans on RSU 9 officials’ radar screens
Mt. Blue High School sports programs are growing and setting the standard for high school sportsmanship, while the subject of tightening cybersecurity is on the horizon for Superintendent Christian Elkington.
Another Spruce Mountain student expelled indefinitely
The 15-year old from Livermore is the third high school student to be barred from the campus in less than a month.