Ella Wilder, 17, spent 3 years training to assess injuries, provide first aid and help injured people off the mountain at Sunday River.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Kennebunk Elementary principal placed on leave amid police investigation
Police say they were notified of an incident at the school Friday that led to the investigation into Principal Ryan Quinn.
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Bonny Eagle school district seeks $73.5M for budget
The proposed MSAD 6 spending would rise $4.6 million over the current budget.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine’s early childhood intervention system was broken. Schools are taking over.
Fifty school districts have already assumed control of preschool and pre-K special education from the state and many more will follow suit in the fall. Although challenges persist, district leaders say the shift has benefited students.
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It’s a tough budget year for Maine’s school districts. Why?
Portland, South Portland and Lewiston schools have proposed budgets that would cut a combined 128 positions and increase taxes. Officials say rising salary and health care costs, and declining enrollment, are stressing their books.
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UMaine poised to end Spanish degree, suspend medical lab degree
The cuts follow the elimination and suspension of 10 other programs over the past fiscal year across the University of Maine System.
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4 takeaways from Kennebunk-area schools’ proposed budget
Last year’s budget failed twice before voters in RSU 21 — which also covers Kennebunkport and Arundel — approved a pared-back version on the 3rd attempt.
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Under budget challenges, Pownal Elementary School could be repurposed
The RSU 5 board is considering the reconfiguration of Pownal Elementary School into a special education center during a tight budget season.
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UNE president says misinformation is contributing to pier project backlash
The proposal to allow the university to build a pier on the Saco River has led to pushback from some residents, legal action by the city of Biddeford and the revival of a committee that’s reviewing a decade’s worth of proposals.
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Why are schools in Boothbay receiving bulletproof backpacks?
School and police officials said the initiative to hand out some 100 ‘body shield bags’ is not in response to any specific safety threat.