The budget is slightly reduced from the one introduced this spring, but still would be 5.46% higher than this year’s budget.
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Bountiful kelp harvest gives UNE students a taste of the blue economy
By managing every step from the ocean to the consumer, a student-run business seeks to turn seaweed into a sustainable campus staple.
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University of Maine at Augusta celebrates class of 2026 at commencement
Friends, family and faculty members filled the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday morning to honor UMA’s newest graduates. Staff photographer Russ Dillingham captured the moments of joy.
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Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack
The platform used by Bowdoin College and others for managing grades and assignments went down Thursday while many students were studying for finals.
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Attorney in Hyde School lawsuit sanctioned for AI misuse, but case will continue
A lawyer for a former student suing the Bath boarding school for abuse and neglect apologized for erroneous citations in a court filing, which she said resulted from the use of an AI chatbot.
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Lake Region school district budget to increase by 3.6%
The general fund budget for MSAD 61, which includes Bridgton, Casco and Naples, will be $40 million and include funds for backup generators.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Last week’s free speech ruling in Augusta has statewide implications
A conservative activist known as Corn Pop won a legal victory in his First Amendment lawsuit over the Augusta School Board’s comment policies. Here’s what it could mean for the hundreds of other school districts in Maine.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Some Maine schools have unsafe radon levels. Most haven’t been tested.
Just 12% of Maine’s school buildings were tested in the past 5 years, and nearly a quarter of them had elevated levels of the cancer-causing gas.
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10 Maine governor candidates talk education at Portland schools forum
The slate of hopefuls from the crowded gubernatorial field took students’ questions about their positions on public education in Maine and their support for the state’s largest, most diverse district.
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Windham-Raymond school budget is up just over 4%
RSU 14 is set to begin paying its debt for the new middle school being constructed, expected to open next year.