The town blames the increased local tax rate on decline in revenue from the state over time.
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Astronaut from Maine leaves crowd of York County schoolkids seeing stars
Caribou native Jessica Meir tells students in Kennebunk about her experience with NASA as she awaits her first job in space.
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U.S. colleges try to reassure foreign students, as applications decline
University of New England officials say Trump’s election has complicated plans to recruit Moroccan students, who worry whether they’d be welcome.
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Bill would set Maine teacher salaries at minimum of $40,000
The current minimum of $30,000 was set in 2005, and the state funding that helped districts meet the requirement was eliminated in 2012-13.
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Officials break ground on $25.5 million Colby College residential-retail complex
The 100,000-square-foot building in downtown Waterville is expected to house 200 students and faculty and staff members when it opens in August 2018.
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At schools in Maine and beyond, ‘Hamilton’ becomes a class act
Nationally and locally, teachers are tapping into the innovative Broadway hit to enhance lesson plans in history and creativity.
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Brunswick superintendent calls story about school sexual assaults ‘disturbing’
In a letter to parents, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski says the AP article, which includes an interview with a former Brunswick Junior High student, ‘seems to give credibility to unfounded allegations.’
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Hyde School plans to expand in Bath, grow enrollment
The move follows the $14.25 million sale of a Hyde-operated school in Connecticut.
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Chocolate milk, white bread could make school lunch comeback
A government spending bill aims to relax Obama-era nutrition standards for school lunches.
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Bill to force public colleges to allow guns on campus draws opposition at hearing
Opponents say the plan is dangerous and would discourage free debate in classrooms, but supporters say campuses that ban guns are ripe targets for mass shooters.