For the second week in a row, the proposal fails to generate enough support to be put on the June ballot.
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UMaine System trustees vote to make Machias campus part of flagship
Under the new structure, UMM will keep its name and degree-granting authority, and will be led by an academic dean who reports to the president of UMaine in Orono.
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Cost to attend UMaine System likely to top $19,000 next year
Following a six-year tuition freeze, ‘now it is time to invest,’ Chancellor James Page says.
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Persistence spells success at Maine State Spelling Bee
Naomi Zarin, an eighth-grader at the Friends School of Portland, correctly spells the word ‘copal’ in the 42nd round.
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Elementary schools now factoring into South Portland middle school project
Officials may try to address needs at other buildings as part of the work, including one scenario that calls for sending fifth-graders to a consolidated middle school if one is built.
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Boston Latin names new headmaster
Rachel Skerritt is the first person of color to lead the prominent high school.
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UMaine System capital improvements borrowing plan clears hurdle
The proposal calls for issuing as much as $100 million in bonds to pay for renovations, new construction and technology upgrades in classrooms and labs.
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Superintendent revises budget to get tax impact below 5 percent
Xavier Botana says he was able to shave $1.1 million from the budget without cutting academic programs or teachers.
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Neither side giving ground in showdown over Portland school bond
The City Council’s 6-3 vote in favor of a $64 million bond to renovate four elementary schools fell one vote short of making the ballot, but the battle has just begun.
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Student treated for minor injuries after Dayton school bus crash
A car hit a school bus that was stopped at an intersection Tuesday morning.