AUBURN — The Maine Board of Education on Wednesday approved the Harris Street site for a new Edward Little High School, Superintendent Katy Grondin said. The approval followed a straw poll Sept. 5 when Auburn residents supported building next to the high school. The next steps are developing a design and determining the cost, a […]
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Schools reopen Wednesday in hot, humid weather
With many schools in western Maine opening Wednesday in hot, humid weather, athletic directors are re-evaluating games and practices. On Monday, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for much of Maine for Tuesday and possibly Wednesday. The forecast is prompting athletic directors to reconsider activities. Lewiston Athletic Director Jason Fuller said practices will be shortened […]
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Betsy DeVos considers allowing schools to use federal funds to buy guns
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering allowing states to use federal grant money to buy guns for schools, people familiar with the matter said. Two people said the question has been raised inside the department as to whether states are allowed to use money available through Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to […]
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Lisbon School Committee approves administrative hires
LISBON — The School Committee on Thursday morning held a special meeting and voted to fill two administrative positions. The School Department will hire an assistant principal and activities director at the Phillip W. Sugg Middle School and a director at the Gartley School.
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St. Dom's principal to lead Brunswick school
AUBURN — Shelly Wheeler, the principal of Saint Dominic Academy’s Auburn campus, is leaving to become principal at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, effective July 1. Wheeler has served as principal at Saint Dominic Academy for two years, following a year as a science and math teacher at the school. Prior to arriving at the […]
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Lewiston voters to decide on regional service center for schools
Tuesday’s ballot asks Lewiston voters if they want city schools to join a regional service center. LEWISTON — Lewiston voters will be asked Tuesday if they want city schools to join a regional service center to improve efficiency and protect state education money. In his recent monthly report, Superintendent Bill Webster explained that a regional […]
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Former Lewiston school board member paid for robocalls opposing budget
LEWISTON — A former Lewiston School Committee member hired a company to make robocalls to voters Monday night urging them to vote against the school budget Tuesday, according to City Clerk Kathy Montejo. The calls were initiated by Benjamin Martin, Montejo said. Martin did not run for re-election last year. Montejo said Martin called her […]
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Maine students to be required to get meningitis vaccine
Maine middle and high school students will have to be vaccinated for meningitis starting in the 2018-19 school year. The new rule will apply to students entering seventh grade and 12th grade, for whom vaccination was previously recommended but not required. Bacterial meningitis is a rare but potentially deadly disease in which the membranes surrounding […]
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Scarborough schools shaken by an administrative cage fight
SCARBOROUGH — The turmoil erupted in February, when the well-liked high school principal suddenly resigned, then claimed he had been coerced by the superintendent and decided to fight for his job. Students, parents and teachers rose up in protest, organizing a campaign to keep the principal, remove three school board members and force the relatively […]
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RSU 9 continues review of proposed $35.3 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Mt. Blue Campus to begin deliberations for a budget for 2018-19. The board continued its review Tuesday of a proposed $35.3 million spending plan but did not make any decisions. The budget is about $1.7 million more than this […]