It took three referendum tries, but on Tuesday voters went all in on a $49.9 million education budget less than 3 weeks before the start of school.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Council to hold public hearing next week on Gorham school budget
Superintendent Heather Perry says she hopes that 20 positions she was forced to eliminate last week can be reinstated under the new budget.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham votes ‘no, too low’ on latest school budget
Voters reject a $48.2 million school spending plan and will likely be asked to go to the polls again on a revised budget next month.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Teaching jobs, athletics and more at risk as Gorham voters mull school budget
The proposed $49 million budget would eliminate middle school sports, make high school sports pay-to-play and cut 20 jobs. Other effects might go beyond the classrooms and playing fields.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham School Committee urges voters to reject reduced budget next week
The school board says the $48.2 million budget is too low and should be rejected so it can work out a compromise with the Town Council.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Slashing school budget will shortchange Gorham students
The $2.9 million reduction highlights the issue of equity in public education and within the community. Vote ‘no’ on the budget July 25.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham fixes $849,000 mistake in rejected school budget
A revised $50.6 million budget has been sent to the Town Council for approval.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough votes June 27 on $54.3 million school budget
Scarborough residents will vote Tuesday, June 27, on a $54.3 million school budget. The budget is 4.4% more than this year’s budget, an increase officials say is largely due to a $1.8 million increase in salaries and a $500,000 increase in health insurance costs. Combined with the new $22.8 million municipal budget, Scarborough residents will […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham School Committee weighs budget cuts for another vote in July
The school committee plans to have a finalized revised budget in hand next week to send to the Town Council in advance of a second validation referendum scheduled for July 25.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
$32.4 million school budget voted through in Cape Elizabeth
55% of Cape Elizabeth residents voting Tuesday approved the budget.