AUBURN — Monday was iPad rollout day at Edward Little High School. For the first time, every student — 956 of them — was given an Apple iPad tablet computer to replace their laptops. About half of Maine’s high schools provide computers to students. This year, more Maine schools bought iPads than laptops. Statewide, schools […]
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Former Auburn assistant superintendent chosen to lead Calais schools
CALAIS — Keith Laser was introduced to the City Council Tuesday night as the new superintendent of the city’s school system. Laser, 59, previously assistant superintendent for Auburn schools, was introduced by interim superintendent Raymond Freve. The School Committee voted to appoint Laser to the top school post during an executive session last week, Freve […]
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Schools open, new space at Lewiston’s McMahon a hit
LEWISTON — Kindergartner Aizyk Laliberte stood close to his parents, Vicki Blanchette and Jim Laliberte, outside McMahon Elementary School on Wednesday. Summer ended with the start of school in Lewiston, Auburn and other communities including Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield. Aizyk didn’t have a lot to say about starting school. When asked how old he was, […]
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We must not abandon Common Core
We tried setting education standards locally. Didn’t work. We tried having each state adopt and apply its own standards. But results varied wildly from state to state, leaving millions of children with inadequate educations. Finally, U.S. governors, educators and corporate leaders put their heads together and decided that children, to be successful adults and competitive […]
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Groups announce referendum campaign to repeal Common Core in schools
AUGUSTA — A group opposed to new educational standards is launching a campaign to repeal the standards through a statewide vote. No Common Core Maine and the Maine Equal Rights Center say they will soon submit a proposal to the state for a ballot measure to repeal the Common Core Standards. They would need to […]
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Anonymous donor gives $75,000 to St. Dominic Academy
AUBURN — An anonymous $75,000 gift to St. Dominic Academy could help bolster the school’s music program or pay for student scholarships. In a written statement, Principal Donald Fournier said the donor was not a grandparent or parent of any past or present Saint Dominic Academy student, nor was the donor a former student. “The donor believes […]
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Lewiston High School principal leaving to head Lee Academy
LEWISTON — Gus LeBlanc, Lewiston High School principal since 2006, is leaving to become headmaster at Lee Academy in September. There’s a big difference between the two schools. Lewiston High is a public school with nearly 1,300 students, one of the largest high schools in Maine. Lee Academy is a private school with 270 students […]
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Maine schools told they overbilled Medicaid
AUGUSTA (AP) — More than two dozen Maine school systems have been told that they’ve overbilled Medicaid for speech therapy and other services provided to low-income students with disabilities. The Kennebec Journal reports that the state Department of Health and Human Services has notified districts about improper billing that could cost some of them hundreds […]
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Maine DHHS says schools overbilled Medicaid
AUGUSTA — More than two dozen Maine school systems have been told that they’ve overbilled Medicaid for speech therapy and other services provided to low-income students with disabilities. The Kennebec Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1859qgv) that the state Department of Health and Human Services has notified districts about improper billing that could cost some of them hundreds […]
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R. Sabine: Teach the children to read
Today’s schoolchildren can’t read. Most people would prefer not to know that, but like unpleasant engine noises, it shouldn’t be ignored. Less than half the high school juniors are proficient in critical reading and half of high school graduates who enter community college need remedial courses. A generation or more ago, that wasn’t a problem, […]