Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Saco residents to vote on $34 million school budget

by From staff reports June 3, 2016June 3, 2016

School officials had to deal with a $1 million reduction in state education aid.

The budget would allow the district to add teachers and programs without raising property taxes.

by MICHELLE R. SMITH and DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press June 2, 2016

Authorities conclude they cannot proceed because of the statute of limitations and changes in the laws.

The two men are seeking to serve the remaining year of a term on the School Administrative District 51 board.

by Kelley Bouchard May 31, 2016

Howard Colter has been superintendent of the Mount Desert Island Regional School System for many years.

by Rob Kuznia Special to The Washington Post May 31, 2016May 31, 2016

The community is thrust into national headlines by a $10 million lawsuit filed against the school district.

The city has closed two elementary schools as the school district is ‘starting to get out of the abyss.’

by Staff reports May 30, 2016June 2, 2016

The budget is $1.1 million more than this year and will increase taxes in Cumberland and North Yarmouth

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at the 150th commencement exercises in Lewiston on Sunday.

But radio inactivity at an inopportune time hurts the BERT team at the world championship in St. Louis.