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Schools and Education

Published
June 15, 2018

Skowhegan, last Maine school to use Native American imagery, has no apparent plan for change

This week’s vote by the Wells-Ogunquit school board to change the Wells Warriors' mascot leaves the Skowhegan Area High School Indians alone.
Published
June 15, 2018

2018 top high school seniors throughout Cumberland and York counties

These graduates finished at the top of their classes at high schools across Cumberland and York counties. Bridgton Academy: Collin Jon Walter Krauth, of Gales Ferry, Conn., valedictorian. Bonny Eagle High School Connor Baldwin, Journey Barnes, Jocelyn Beaulieu, Sarah Champagne, James Conley, Madison Cropley, Sadie Denico, Oksana Dorokhin, Morgan Doughty, Gregory Emerson, Andrew Ettinger, Mia Ferrante, Yuan Gao, […]
Published
June 15, 2018

Westbrook approves new teacher contract

The city's school committee voted 5-0 to approve the new agreement 10 months after the last one expired.
Published
June 14, 2018

Schools in Saco and Windham place high on priority list for state construction funding

The Young School in Saco and the Windham Middle School place fourth and fifth, respectively, and Portland High School places 15th.
Published
June 14, 2018

Lewiston superintendent makes more changes to field trip policies after student drowns

Among them are adding detail to permission slips so parents will know what activities students will be partaking in.

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Published
June 13, 2018

South Portland straw vote shows solid support for new middle school site

The $50 million school would consolidate two middle schools on the site of Memorial Middle School.
Published
June 13, 2018

In spite of resistance in some communities, voters approve school budgets

Even Scarborough backs its spending plan – barely – and officials in some towns are already thinking about how to head off discontent next year.
Published
June 13, 2018

School board ends long, emotional debate with vote to remove Native American imagery from Wells mascots

The unanimous vote leaves Skowhegan as the only high school in Maine to retain a Native American nickname or imagery.
Published
June 13, 2018

Lewiston superintendent opens investigation after student’s drowning at Range Pond

Bill Webster suspends water activities and launches a review of the district's policies a day after Rayan Issa, 13, died on a field trip.
Published
June 13, 2018

Westbrook School Committee to vote on teacher contract more than a year in the making

Teachers have negotiated for more than a year and recently put public pressure on the district to reach a settlement.