FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward unveiled a proposal Tuesday to restructure six schools, a move that would bring sixth-graders to Mt. Blue Middle School and change grade levels at five elementary schools. School board directors requested more details, including costs of the change and where classrooms would be located. They are set to […]
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AOS board okays Fayette school withdrawal plan
FAYETTE – The AOS 97 Board of Directors has given its approval to a withdrawal plan for the Fayette Central School put together by a subcommittee in a series of meetings. By a 5-1 vote at its Jan. 22 meeting, the AOS 97 board gave the go-ahead for the Fayette School Committee to proceed with […]
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N.H. town to send students across border to Marshwood
ELIOT (AP) — Some children in a New Hampshire town will soon start attending school across the state line in Maine. Officials in Rollinsford, N.H., have reached an agreement to send students to Marshwood middle and high schools across the border. Marshwood serves the Maine towns of Eliot and South Berwick. Under the deal expected […]
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Lewiston votes on school budget today
LEWISTON — There are no lines or waiting today at the polls at Longley Elementary School gym. The polls are open for a second vote on the Lewiston school budget. Approval would allow the city to use state money that was not in the first budget when approved by voters in May. A low turnout […]
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Lewiston votes on school budget today
LEWISTON — There are no lines or waiting today at the polls at Longley Elementary School gym. The polls are open for a second vote on the Lewiston school budget. Approval would allow the city to use state money that was not in the first budget when approved by voters in May. A low turnout […]
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Lewiston schools using drug-sniffing dogs
LEWISTON — To fight a trend of more students in school under the influence of marijuana, random searches by drug-sniffing police dogs are taking place in schools, Superintendent Bill Webster said. The first canine searches were done at Lewiston middle and high schools Tuesday, Lewiston Police Department spokesman Lt. Mike McGonagle said. “It went well. […]
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Freeport votes to withdraw from RSU 5
FREEPORT — Residents on Tuesday voted 953-768 to withdraw from Regional School Unit 5. Twenty-seven percent of the town’s 6,387 registered voters participated in the referendum, which was conducted as a snowstorm blew through in the afternoon and evening. “I think this shows that the community of Freeport has a lot of questions about the […]
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Study says Maine needs to spend $327 million more per year on schools
AUGUSTA — Education reformers often say that you can’t improve student outcomes by simply spending more money on education, but an exhaustive study delivered this week to the Legislature’s Education Committee suggested Maine needs to spend at least $327 million more per year on public schools. Lawmakers who reviewed the report Tuesday seemed to be […]
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Voters to decide if Freeport will leave RSU 5
FREEPORT — Voters next week will determine whether the town begins the process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 5 or remains part of the school district with Durham and Pownal. Withdrawal will require a simple majority. If it passes, a committee will immediately be formed to create a withdrawal plan. If it fails, business […]
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Board backs woman’s discrimination claims against Winthrop schools
WINTHROP (AP) — A 17-year employee of the Winthrop schools whose contract was not renewed in June 2012 says she was a victim of discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. Human resources clerk Jennifer Ma Sims, originally from Taiwan, said she was a victim of discrimination because of her race, ancestry and national origin and […]