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Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
UMaine System trustees conditionally approve $559.5 million budget, tuition increase
Tuition will increase on average 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and 3.1 percent for out-of-state undergraduates.
Auburn schools planning for fall classes, sports
A reentry committee is working to evaluate and improve protocols for either opening schools or continuing with remote instruction.
RSU 73 board looks to hire bus mechanic to save money
Directors extend Superintendent Scott Albert’s contract three years and raise his salary.
Appeals court reviews ruling that put Cape Elizabeth student’s suspension on hold
The district suspended Aela Mansmann for 3 days last year after she posted notes in a school bathroom about a rapist in the high school, an act she and her mother argue constitutes protected speech.
UMaine System budget, with tuition increase, advances to full board
The proposed $559.5 million system budget includes an average tuition increase of 2.5% for in-state undergraduates.
Portland schools respond to allegations of harassment, racism involving faculty and staff
The district outlines complaint procedures and says it will investigate, after a former student gathered responses from students and alumni.
Unity College reducing tuition for distance education graduate programs
Melik Peter Khoury, the college’s president, said the tuition reduction helps Unity meet its mission to make education more accessible.
MSAD 52 remote budget hearing set for Thursday
Instead of voting in-person at the high school, residents will tune in to YouTube and email in questions about the proposed 2020-21 school budget.
St. Dom’s and Maine’s Catholic schools to reopen classrooms this fall
Students in eight schools from Biddeford to Bangor will receive in-classroom instruction, although online options are available if requested.