The spending increase will be offset by an additional $570,000 in state education funding and new sewer fees.
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UMaine System waives rules to hire executive public affairs position
Dan Demeritt, a former LePage staffer, is hired to a new $125,000-a-year position amid the system’s financial crisis.
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Portland schools bid adieu to class of 2014
The city’s two remaining high schools – Deering High and Casco Bay High – hand out diplomas Thursday amid pomp, circumstance and celebration.
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Cumberland school board candidates show keen interest
Two people are competing for a seat with a one-year term and three others for seats with three-year terms.
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RSU 5 residents to consider 5.5 percent school budget increase
Voters in Durham, Freeport and Pownal will go to the polls Tuesday to consider a proposed $27.3 million budget for Regional School Unit 5. The 2014-15 budget is up $1.5 million or 5.5 percent higher than the current $25.8 million spending plan, according to budget documents. Citizens at the May 28 annual budget meeting supported […]
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School budget of $45.6 million up for vote in SAD 6
The ‘Bonny Eagle’ district includes Buxton, Frye Island, Hollis, Limington and Standish.
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Cape Elizabeth school budget would rise 3.2% if voters approve
The spending plan calls for expanding the full-day kindergarten program and buying 250 new iPads.
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Saco school budget has no impact on tax rate
It would allow the district, which will stand alone July 1, to invest in technology and hire several teachers.