AUGUSTA — Maine public school administrators lodged a new complaint Monday about the state’s two new charter schools: They won’t feel any impact of $12.6 million in education aid cuts Gov. Paul LePage ordered late last month to close a $35.5 million hole in the current state budget. Public school officials say that’s not fair, […]
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Under close scrutiny, Maine school kitchens get passing grades; problems in Portland
PORTLAND — One in six Americans — about 48 million people — get sick from food-borne diseases every year. Worse, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The most vulnerable population: children. Those statistics, the latest available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s 2011 report on food-borne illness, underscore the importance of food safety in […]
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Police check possible threat against schools in York, Cumberland counties
PORTLAND — Police are investigating a rumor spread on Facebook that someone intends to do harm in high schools in Cumberland and York counties on Dec. 21, a school official announced Wednesday. Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk released a statement to the media after a meeting was held involving high school principals, school district […]
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Parents upset local schools don’t close for storm
LEWISTON — While dozens of southern and western Maine schools canceled classes during Monday’s snowstorm, at least four area school systems did not, causing thousands of children in Lewiston, Auburn, Poland and Turner to slog through the snow, raising the ire of their parents. “What bothered me was when a normal 15-minute ride to school, […]
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RSU 9 schools unveil concert schedules
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Regional School District Music Department has announced the December concert schedule for the schools. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The series will kick off Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Cascade Brook School at the Mt. Blue Middle School gym in Farmington […]
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N.H. community ponders sending students to Maine
ROLLINSFORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Board of Education has given the town of Rollinsford permission to move forward with a plan that could result in the town’s older students going to school in the state of Maine. The board’s unanimous vote last week approved Rollinsford’s request to opt out of an agreement that […]
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MEA: ‘Dozens’ of educators assaulted in wake of changes to restraint rules
AUGUSTA — The Maine Education Association said confusion over new rules that govern restraint of students in public schools has resulted in numerous injuries to educators in Maine. In one case, according to a press release from the MEA, an educational technician was scratched, bitten and thrown against a wall. The ed tech reportedly did […]
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Contractor to give presentation on pellet boiler system
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors will get a presentation Tuesday from Thayer Corp. on a pellet boiler system to heat Mt. Blue Middle School, Cascade Brook School and the bus garage. The Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the conference room at the middle school. Prior to Thayer’s presentation […]
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Lewiston redistricting plan to be aired at schools
Schools Superintendent Bill Webster presented the proposal to the School Committee on Monday night. It calls for sending about 8 percent of elementary school students — an estimated 234 out of 3,036 — to different schools next year. Fourth through sixth grade students and their siblings would be allowed to stay at their schools, so […]
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Lewiston schools to consider redistricting students
LEWISTON — The School Committee will get its first look at a report recommending sending some 234 students to different schools, changes that could happen this September. “This will be the first report going to the full board,” Lewiston schools Superintendent Bill Webster said. A subcommittee has been working on redistricting since March. What the […]