RSU 56 directors voted 7-2 to remove “Gender Queer: A Memoir” from the high school shelves.
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Faced with educator shortage, Brunswick school joins wave of schools hiring from within
Former Kate Furbish Vice Principal Annie Young will take on the school’s interim principal role this year while many other districts struggle to fill teacher, administrator and support staff roles.
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Applications swell with Maine’s offer of free community college
The state’s seven community colleges see an 11 percent increase in summer applications compared to this time last year.
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Maine colleges scale back COVID-19 protocols even with more cases than previous two summers
The University of Maine System is no longer requiring boosters, but masks must still be worn in class.
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With dozens of openings, Waterville schools face staffing shortage
Waterville Public Schools has 38 job openings for teachers, educational technicians, administrators, coaches and other positions.
Posted inTimes Record
Work under way on alternate school for Bath elementary students following devastating fire
Dike Newell students will attend classes at the former Bath Regional Career and Technical Center this fall.
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Anatomy of a book banning
A South Dakota school district planned to destroy Dave Eggers’s novel. He went to investigate.
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Gov. Mills joins Dolly Parton’s effort to deliver free books to preschoolers
The country singer spoke about her initiative to a bipartisan group of governors meeting in Portland this week.
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In a summer of national division, U.S. governors meet in Portland and find some common ground
The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Boston avoids state takeover of public school system
Officials stave off an “underperforming” designation for the city’s troubled public school system.