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Bill targeting school employee misconduct becomes Maine law
4+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Maine finally raised teacher pay. Here’s what it could mean for school staffing.
4+ mon, 5+ 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…...
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…...
Funding to expand Maine's free school meal program recently passed
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (44+ words) Keep up with the latest local headlines and weather on NEWSCENTERMaine.com, our mobile app, or our NEWS CENTER Maine+ streaming app. Keep up with the latest local headlines and weather on NEWSCENTERMaine.com, our mobile app, or our NEWS…...
Gov. Janet Mills signs budget provision that expands Maine’s free school meals program
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (126+ words) BRUNSWICK, Maine (WABI) - Governor Janet Mills signing a bill into law Wednesday in Brunswick that would provide free school meals for Maine kids. The “Apple Act” is an expansion of an existing law that was passed five years ago that…...
Maine lawmakers make last-minute changes to school funding formula bill
5+ mon, 4+ 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
5+ mon, 10+ hour 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…...
Gov. Mills signs $519M budget making Free Community College Program permanent in Maine
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (394+ words) BANGOR, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills paid a visit to Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor on Friday to sign the state's supplemental budget into law. "It is a full and complete supplemental budget that does a lot of good things…...
Free community college becomes permanent option for Maine high school graduates
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (426+ words) PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- The new state budget makes free community college permanent for Maine high school graduates. Over the past four years, over 23,000 students have taken advantage of the free community college program in Maine. Those numbers are expected to…...
‘Life‑changing’: Mills touts Maine's tuition-free community college at YCCC
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (86+ words) Maine Gov. Janet Mills is proposing to make her free community college initiative a permanent program. The program, started in 2022, offers two years of free tuition for eligible high school graduates... WELLS, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills visited York County Community…...