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Schools and Education

Published
January 11, 2018

Handcuffed teacher says school board head should resign

The Louisiana teacher was arrested after questioning her superintendent's pay raise at a school board meeting.
Published
January 11, 2018

Forum scheduled on proposed Randolph school closure

A presentation is expected for residents and board members at the Jan. 25 meeting, and a vote is expected to take place that night.
Published
January 11, 2018

Wisconsin school apologizes for slavery lesson that went awry

A school assignment asked fourth graders to list three good reasons for slavery and three bad ones.
Published
January 11, 2018

School management group to help RSU 9 with superintendent search

The Maine School Management Association has several options it will present at Tuesday workshop.
Published
January 10, 2018

State university system drafting policy to limit faculty’s political, legislative activities

Trustees intend to clarify institutional guidelines, but faculty members worry about restrictions on their ability to speak publicly about topics in their field of expertise.

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Published
January 10, 2018

Farmington businessman donates $470,000 to tech center

Richard T. Bjorn asked what was needed to increase student access to the Foster Career and Technical Center that serves several Franklin County high schools.
Published
January 9, 2018

UMaine System 2 years ahead of its goal of sourcing 20 percent of its food locally

The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
Published
January 8, 2018

Committee recommends closure of Randolph school

The SAD 11 school board will take up the recommendation about the T.C. Hamlin School when it meets Thursday.
Published
January 7, 2018

Autistic student’s appeal in novel Maine disability rights case to begin in Boston

The parents of Ben Pollack, who is nonverbal, want his school to let him wear a device that records his day, but the district says that would violate the privacy of other students.
Published
January 4, 2018

Board begins new superintendent search process for Maranacook Area Schools

Superintendent Donna Wolfrom is leaving at the end of the school year to lead the schools in Cape Elizabeth, and the search for her replacement has begun.