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Schools and Education

Published
March 4, 2019

Longtime Yarmouth middle school principal Bruce Brann dies

Brann was the first principal at Frank H. Harrison Middle School, serving from 1992 until he retired in 2016.
Published
March 4, 2019

Three bills aim to increase Maine teachers’ starting pay from current $30,000

The base salary would be increased to at least $40,000 under any of the proposals, which would require the state to make up the difference if districts didn't pay the minimum.
Published
March 4, 2019

Bonny Eagle High School student charged with threatening student, school resource officer

The threat on Snapchat, where the student allegedly appeared with a firearm, follows a similar incident in SAD 6 that saw two middle school students charged last week.
Published
March 4, 2019

Majoring in marijuana: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum

A growing number of colleges prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.
Published
March 3, 2019

Winslow to add the ‘beauty and joy’ of AP Computer Science course

The class, to debut in the fall, will teach students both programming skills and the "social implications of computers."

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Published
March 2, 2019

Bingham, Moscow to vote on closing Quimby Middle School

The vote is the latest effort to close the school, which officials have debated keeping open since 2009 in light of declining enrollment.
Published
March 1, 2019

Maine education department urges schools to ‘refrain’ from using Native American mascots

The notice by the Maine Department of Education comes a week before the school board for Skowhegan-based SAD 54 is set to deliberate further over their schools' "Indians" nickname.
Published
February 28, 2019

Committee endorses bill to shift Maine teacher retirement costs back to state

The state used to pay 100%, but former Gov. Paul LePage shifted half of the costs to municipalities
Published
February 28, 2019

Two students accused of threatening attack at Bonny Eagle Middle School

Two 14-year-olds, a boy and girl, are arrested on terrorizing charges after threatening to bring weapons to school so they can attack students and staff.
Published
February 28, 2019

SAD 49 board mulls gifted and talented education proposal

The board of the Fairfield-based school district decided to seek more information on how the district would pay for and implement a gifted and talented program before authorizing the superintendent to apply for state funding.