SALEM TOWNSHIP — RSU 58 directors Thursday approved hiring a dean of students who will also serve as athletic director for Mt. Abram High School. They also approved at $9.09 million budget for the coming fiscal year. Jeff Pillsbury served as assistant principal and athletic director for the high school two years ago. When he […]
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Report: 4 in 5 U.S. high school students graduate
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without a diploma. Citing the progress, researchers are projecting a 90 percent national graduation rate by 2020. Their report, based on Education Department statistics from 2012, was being […]
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Buckfield residents grapple with RSU 10 withdrawal
BUCKFIELD — Residents told the Buckfield Withdrawal Committee they are still uncertain what’s best for students, staying in RSU 10 or forming their own school system. Nearly two dozen residents attended a public hearing last week called by committee Chairman Glen Holmes to “gauge” what residents wanted to see in a school district. “If this […]
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Special ed spending key part of Lewiston School’s budget
LEWISTON — A $296,000 budget increase in special education spending may not pay off for city schools immediately, but it will save money in the long run. Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster told City Councilors that the school department does not have the programming or the space to take care of every special education student the […]
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Auburn school officials ask for public input on budget
AUBURN — A public hearing on the 2014-15 school budget will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday by the School Committee. The $39.04 million proposal is 5 percent more than the current budget and would increase property taxes $118 for a home valued at $150,000. The major reasons for the increase are flat funding from […]
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Lewiston school budget revised: Fewer cuts, lower tax hike
LEWISTON — There would still be cuts in student programs and teaching positions, and property taxes would go up, but not by as much under a revised school budget from Superintendent Bill Webster. However, Webster warned Thursday, the proposed spending plan still doesn’t meet the needs of students and it isn’t affordable. The $60.76 million […]
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Multinational company to run Maine virtual charter school
PORTLAND (AP) — With the approval of a virtual charter school, some Maine educators worry the state will be outsourcing education to a multinational corporation. But supporters argue that large private companies can create better and less expensive virtual schools because costs are spread out over a large number of users. Starting next fall, the […]
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Andover rejects revaluation, OKs ‘ransom money’ for elementary school
ANDOVER — By a wide margin, voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting again rejected a town-wide property revaluation and the $70,000 of taxpayer money requested to fund it. Voters approved a $180,000 payment to the SAD 44 school district to keep Andover Elementary School open, and voted to raise $20,000 for future repairs to Farmers […]
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West Gardiner school lockdown a false alarm
WEST GARDINER (AP) — A West Gardiner elementary school went into lockdown last week when a staff member reported someone inside with a gun, but it turns out the armed person was a Maine State Trooper. Even though it turned out to be a false alarm, the superintendent of the school district says proper procedure […]