Each school in the district will undergo improvements intended to increase safety.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Skowhegan High civil rights team addresses transphobia as a welcome is prepared for all
Members of the civil rights club; Gay, Straight, Transgender Alliance; art club and volunteers planted flags, window markers and banners throughout the school to spark conversations about biases.
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Cape High student won’t be suspended while court considers free speech case
Aela Mansmann’s 3-day suspension is on hold until the judge determines whether school officials violated her rights by punishing her for posting notes about an alleged rapist in the school.
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Residents criticize Kennebunk school district’s response to concerns about race-based bias
The husband of former teacher Rosa Slack was among those who spoke to the school board Wednesday night, urging members to consider ways to respond better to issues his wife first raised 3 years ago.
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Bates College teacher, students make scientific breakthrough
A Bates College assistant professor and his students have created a new molecule that could change the way we treat some of humanity’s most dreaded diseases.
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Maine school districts get $1.25 million to improve school safety
Five districts are receiving money for upgrades that include cameras, community training and security systems.
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Lori Loughlin faces moment of truth in college admissions scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin’s daughters, who prosecutors allege got into the school after cheating, are no longer enrolled in USC.
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Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022
The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.
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Four more parents pleading guilty in college admissions scandal
The four parents join 15 others who have pleaded guilty in the case, while 15 other parents are fighting the charges.
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Judge to rule this week on Cape student’s suspension for sexual assault allegation
The ACLU of Maine has sued on behalf of Aela Mansmann, saying the school district violated her free speech rights when it suspended her for posting a sticky note in a high school bathroom saying ‘there’s a rapist in the school.’