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Schools and Education

Published
April 24, 2018

Maine students to be required to get meningitis vaccine

The protection against the bacterial form of the disease had previously been a recommendation, but public health officials want more protection for students entering seventh and 12 grades.
Published
April 24, 2018

New, higher-paying teacher contract up for vote in Augusta

Union officials say the new two-year contract could help make Augusta more competitive in pay with other school districts.
Published
April 24, 2018

Lawmakers didn’t fund Maine schools before adjournment last week

The lobbying group that represents superintendents warns that failure to release the more than $1 billion in funding could be 'disruptive.'
Published
April 23, 2018

Winslow council delays vote on $8.6M bond issue

Confusion over meeting with School Board prior to final reading causes frustration with councilors, leading to the vote being tabled.
Published
April 22, 2018

Scarborough schools shaken by an administrative cage fight

Smoldering tensions between a first-time superintendent and a high school principal have mushroomed into districtwide disruptions pulling students, teachers and the school board into the fray.

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Published
April 20, 2018

Arizona teachers will walk off job to protest salaries, funding

They want the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey to improve on the governor's offer of 20 percent raises by 2020.
Published
April 20, 2018

Winslow Town Council to take final vote on $8.6M school renovation bond

In the first vote on the bond, the council voted 4-3 to send it to Winslow voters in June.
Published
April 19, 2018

Alumnus gives Colby College $2.5 million to aid Maine students

The former class president says he wants other deserving students to get the same help he got more than 50 years ago.
Published
April 19, 2018

RSU 9 school board OKs $35.5 million budget

$461,000 was approved for alternative program for disruptive students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Published
April 19, 2018

Bowdoin is Maine’s latest carbon-neutral campus, joining Colby, College of the Atlantic

Bowdoin announces that its net carbon footprint is now zero because of a combination of reduced energy use and investments in renewable energy production.