Susan McMillan

Staff Writer

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Published
March 22, 2012

Panel OKs educator evaluation legislation

AUGUSTA — A bill requiring rigorous performance evaluations for teachers and principals was unanimously endorsed Wednesday by a legislative committee.
Published
March 21, 2012

Teacher evaluation bill may see committee vote today

AUGUSTA — A bill mandating performance evaluations for educators could go to a vote in the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee today.
Published
March 21, 2012

Maine panel may vote today on educator-review bill

A bill mandating performance evaluations for educators could go to a vote in the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee today.
Published
March 19, 2012

Commission hears demand for online charter schools

AUGUSTA — Demand for a virtual charter school emerged as a major theme at a public input session with the State Charter School Commission last week.
Published
March 19, 2012

Commission hears desire for online charter schools

AUGUSTA — Demand for a virtual charter school emerged as a major theme at a public input session with the State Charter School Commission last week.
Published
March 17, 2012

Augusta apartment building burns

A fire chased three families out of an apartment building on Hospital Street on Friday afternoon, but no one was injured.
Published
March 16, 2012

LePage school choice proposals divisive

AUGUSTA — Representatives of public schools said Gov. Paul LePage’s proposals to expand school choice would divert millions of dollars from struggling schools and create a two-tiered system of education in Maine.
Published
March 16, 2012

Sprague, Cousins both are nervous

AUGUSTA — When the state’s top spellers gather in Portland on Saturday, it will be the second time in the spotlight of the Maine State Spelling Bee for one of them.
Published
March 15, 2012

Teacher evaluations: Differences about appealing dismissals key

AUGUSTA — At a legislative hearing Wednesday, teachers spoke in favor of performance evaluations but against a bill that would require school districts to adopt new evaluation systems.
Published
March 12, 2012

Program lengthens road time for buses

OAKLAND — Any day now, Regional School Unit 18’s transportation director will welcome home a middle-aged school bus, fresh from a makeover and ready for another several years and tens of thousands of miles on the road.