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Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Controversy swirls around process for RSU 16 budget vote
Directors urge revision of a pamphlet prepared by the district that urged abolishing the annual budget vote at the polls.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Photo/Video: Roof framework goes up for new Edward Little High School
Most of the framework is in place for the $104.7 million project that is expected to be completed by the start of the 2023-24 school year.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Search for USM president is down to 4 finalists, but process rankles some
University of Southern Maine faculty and other community members expressed frustration with the search process, saying it has not been as transparent as it should be.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Bates symposium highlights student research near and far
More than 200 students presented research spanning from the sciences, humanities and interdisciplinary pursuits.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Budget for Spruce Mountain schools, tennis courts project approved
Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will validate the budget and decide April 15 whether to continue the budget validation vote.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Toy gun confiscated from Edward Little High School student Thursday
The student will face disciplinary action.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico vocational school proposes $283,000 less for 2022-23 budget
Region 9 School of Applied Technology cut a forestry and a career exploratory program, Director Brenda Gammon said.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
University of Maine at Augusta names Michael Laliberte as new president after a 6-month search
Laliberte, who’s been president of State University of New York at Delhi since 2016, was chosen unanimously by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees and will start on Aug. 1.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 superintendent out, but investigations loom
Former superintendent Monica Henson called the allegations that resulted in her resignation from SAD 17 outrageous lies and said multiple investigations found them unsubstantiated. However, an Oxford County Sheriff’s Office investigation has been turned over to the district attorneys office while Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Oxford Hills school district have not released results on their separate investigations, as of April 6.