Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2020
Portland district says renovating 4 elementary schools would cost $21 million more than voters approved
The school board blames sharp increases in construction costs for the funding shortage.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Two Maine teachers among 11 chosen in nation to study in Arctic
The social studies teachers are among 11 educators nationwide to win spots in the research program.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Lunders to help fund art collaborative buildings in Waterville
The philanthropists are donating $3 million to the effort to renovate the buildings at 14 and 20 Main Street where offices of the Lunder Institute will share space with artist studios, and exhibit and performance areas.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Maine’s rural school districts to lose $1.2 million with federal program change
The U.S. Department of Education has determined that free- and reduced-lunch numbers cannot be used as a basis for awarding federal Title V grant money for low-income rural schools.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Skowhegan area school district’s search for new mascot garners 1,500 suggestions
Gathering ideas for a new team name is the start of a multistep process sanctioned by the Maine School Administrative District 54 board last fall after the "Indians" nickname and mascot were retired.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Concerns about Richmond schools boil over amid district-withdrawal talks
A public hearing during Monday's Board of Selectmen's meeting focused on the possibility of Richmond withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
See 6 Maine high schools’ Valentine’s ski race – gotta love it
Six southern Maine high schools competed Wednesday in the third annual Valentine’s Day fun cross-country race at Portland’s Riverside Golf Course. The race was about one mile, and costumes were encouraged. The schools in the race were Brunswick, Falmouth, Freeport, Portland, Waynflete and Yarmouth.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Teacher unions: Children terrified by active shooter drills
The report recommends schools focus on training teachers on how to respond to an active shooter rather than drilling kids.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Portland middle-schooler wins Cumberland County Spelling Bee
Rose Bolduc, a seventh-grader at Lincoln Middle School advanced to the Maine State Spelling Bee by spelling ‘attributive’ in the 21st round.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Richmond residents to weigh in on leaving RSU 2
The question on the ballot asks whether residents want to explore leaving Regional School Unit 2, which would require knowing the costs to leave the district and to have Richmond run its own schools.
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