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UMF announces public events celebrating statewide Maine tour of rare copy of the Declaration of Independence
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (543+ words) FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to invite members of the public to see an original 1776 Dunlap Broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence, learn about Maine’s role in the American Revolution and enjoy a number of…...
Facing sinking enrollment, Maine's island schools are finding unique solutions to stay afloat
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1345+ words) Many school districts across the country face declining enrollment, teacher shortages and funding uncertainties. For small island communities off the coast of Maine, these challenges can be even more daunting. On an island with fewer than 100 year-round residents, declining enrollment…...
Bill targeting school employee misconduct becomes Maine law
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (504+ words) A bill sponsored by a Lewiston legislator and championed by a local mother aimed at increasing transparency of school employee misconduct is now law. The Legislature passed LD 2192 in a near-unanimous vote, and the emergency measure immediately became law. Cara…...
Bangor’s Fairmount closure won’t add to proposed $65.5M school budget
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (693+ words) Bangor’s school budget will not spike because of the unexpected temporary closure next year of the Fairmount School to remediate asbestos, the district’s superintendent said Thursday. “Fortunately, we had some contingencies in the budget that are going to support this…...
Maine finally raised teacher pay. Here’s what it could mean for school staffing.
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (770+ words) Lily Withington started working in Portland schools seven years ago, but she didn’t make more than $50,000 until last year. As she unexpectedly found herself living alone after a breakup, responsible for double the rent, the raise was critical in allowing…...
Some Maine schools have unsafe radon levels. Most haven’t been tested.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1809+ words) A year and a half ago, Christy Crocker was working with an enthusiastic school district to help test for radon in its building when all of a sudden, administrators called it off. Her nonprofit organization had received money to help…...
Bangor weighs future of library social worker job as federal funding nears expiration, nearby homeless population grows
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (20+ words) Federal funding for the current position is set to expire. Federal funding for the current position is set to expire....
Augusta school board proposes $2.5M budget cuts
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (752+ words) PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read…...
Maine lawmakers make last-minute changes to school funding formula bill
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (517+ words) Lawmakers made last-minute changes Thursday to a bill that would reform Maine’s fraught school funding formula after a fiscal note on the cost came back $25 million higher than expected. The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee initially passed LD 2226 with broad…...
Maine House progresses education funding bill
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (244+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Maine House took up a proposal Monday that could increase an expected 70 million dollars annually to the state’s public school funding. The bill would make changes to the state’s funding formula as well as complete a…...