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Opposition to name change prompts USM to put proposal on hold

by Rachel Ohm December 6, 2019December 7, 2019

A bill to change the name to the University of Maine at Portland will be withdrawn as USM President Glenn Cummings says there’s time for more research and discussion.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education

Skowhegan-based SAD 54 school board debates start of mascot decision process

by Taylor Abbott December 5, 2019December 6, 2019

Board members differed on when the process should start with some advocating to start now and others wanting to delay the process until spring or even summer, a difference that continues from earlier meetings.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education, Times Record

Richmond officials mull election date on school withdrawal proposal

by Jessica Lowell December 5, 2019December 6, 2019

Selectmen are seeking more information on when a vote to determine whether withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 should be held, while one town resident is taking issue with the petition submitted to launch the process.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Scarborough teachers rally over stalled contract talks

by Kelley Bouchard December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

They have been working without a contract since Aug. 31 and their union will soon enter fact-finding negotiations with the school board.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

U.S. Secret Service investigates data hack at Bonny Eagle schools

by Gillian Graham December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

A piece of ransomeware was installed on a district server last weekend, possibly exposing sensitive employee information.

Local & State, Schools and Education

Shouting, gavel banging mark tense exchange over teacher investigation at Carrabec High School

by Taylor Abbott December 4, 2019December 5, 2019

One community member was removed from the meeting after a confrontation that led to the chairman continuously banging his gavel in protest.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Frye Island, with no students, asks court to let it leave school district

by Megan Gray December 4, 2019December 4, 2019

The dispute over the island’s education tax assessment has gone on for years, with $1.5 million at stake.

Amy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education

Amy Calder: Sharing stories through music

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Violist Hye Min Choi, 36, occasionally performs with the Colby Symphony Orchestra in Waterville, when she is not teaching at Boston University School of Music.