KENNEBUNKPORT — The daughter of former first lady Barbara Bush is launching a reading mentoring program that’ll begin in 20 high schools and elementary schools this fall. Dorothy Bush Koch says the Teen Trendsetters aims to pair teenagers with elementary school students who need reading help. She joined her mom and Barbara Bush Foundation President […]
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Feds award $11.3M to Maine school districts
PORTLAND — Thirty-two learning centers will be established or expanded at schools across the state thanks to an $11.3 million federal grant, Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday. The grant is part of an initiative called 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which funds academic and enrichment programs for students outside of school hours, LePage said during […]
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Residents to vote on proposed RSU 5 budget Tuesday
DURHAM — Residents in Regional School Unit 5, Durham, Freeport and Pownal, will vote on a proposed $27.33 million school budget for 2014–2015 on Tuesday. The budget, up from last year’s $25.93 million figure, was adopted by the RSU 5 Board of Directors at the annual budget meeting on May 28, but it needs voter […]
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School book protest leads to parental approval of all books
GILFORD, N.H. — Parents of students at a New Hampshire school district who objected to an assigned book with a sexually explicit passage will now be required to approve every work of fiction used in class. “Nineteen Minutes,” by New Hampshire author Jodi Picoult, has been part of the curriculum at Gilford High School since […]
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RSU 16 residents vote on budget Tuesday
POLAND — A referendum on the RSU 16 budget will be held Tuesday, June 10. Polls will be open in the Mechanic Falls’ municipal building, Minot’s Town Office and Poland’s Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The $20 million proposed spending plan was approved at the May 12 districtwide meeting. It is up […]
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Police investigate bus crash
BRIDGTON – Police said Wednesday night they were trying to determine what caused a school bus to slide off Route 117 and into a patch of trees. The children on board were not injured, officials said. It was not immediately clear where the bus was headed when it slipped off the highway near Blake Lane. […]
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Maine fire school to get federal money
BRUNSWICK (AP) — The Maine Fire Service Institute in Brunswick will receive $154,714 in federal money for training equipment. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Thursday that the money will come from the federal Assistant to Firefighters Grant program. She said it will be used to buy fire protection suits for instructors and portable radios for certification […]
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Most SAD 44 schools receive higher grades from state
BETHEL — When the Maine Department of Education released its 2014 school report cards last week, SAD 44 Superintendent David Murphy said he was pleased to see that a majority of the schools in his district had maintained or improved their grade from the previous year. “We had two of our schools jump two letter […]
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SAD 17 schools average a C grade
OXFORD — The majority of SAD 17 school’s improved their academic performance this year, according to the results of the second annual Maine School Performance Grading System. The Maine Department of Education released letter grades for every public school in Maine on Thursday, showing the state average is a C — the same as last […]
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Poaching pensions? School leaders inflate salaries to boost retirement
Tom Morrill wanted to boost his retirement. So a few years ago, during his last year as Auburn’s school superintendent, Morrill chose to have the school system pay him some of the money it was paying for his health insurance. He turned around and bought back that insurance. Morrill didn’t gain or lose anything in […]