Waiting lists show the demand for more is there, they say, but critics oppose expansion until the results of the education ‘experiment’ are reviewed.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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LePage envisions ‘about a dozen’ superintendents, total, for schools statewide
He proposes regional centers for operating schools and says the state doesn’t need nearly 150 superintendents.
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Woman who fought school junk food dies at 65
Dana Woldow became a crusader for healthy lunches in the San Francisco public schools.
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UConn students due in court in fatal accident case
The two are among six students facing charges stemming from an October party.
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Skowhegan-based SAD 54 might cut principal, teaching jobs if state aid sinks
Cuts in the school district’s $34.4 million budget could result in the loss of three teaching jobs and the elimination of a principal’s position to make up the difference.
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Will New York’s free college model catch on elsewhere?
Even as higher education experts applaud the concept, they question the finer points of New York’s plan.
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Boothbay student calls water project empowering
Lilly Sherburne, 16, was concerned about access to clean water and was shocked to find the water at school had high lead levels.
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Amid new air quality concerns, Manchester Elementary community moving forward
Communication among the district, the school and parents has improved since a mold and air quality problem surfaced in November, yielding frustration about how and when the public was notified.
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For teachers, selling lesson plans online just adds up
Some educators worry the increasing sale of lessons will stifle the longstanding practice of teachers sharing their ideas for free.
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Wearing defiance – but not on her sleeves – Portland 6th-grader protests dress code as sexist
The King Middle School student joins a national pushback on classroom clothing restrictions, getting reprimanded before the principal agrees to a policy review.