Schools and Education
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Bonny Eagle school board votes against removing controversial book from middle school library
MSAD 6 board members voted 10-1 to reject an appeal by parents to have a book about sexuality and gender identity removed from the library.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Why two books on gender identity, sexuality are roiling local schools
The SAD 6 school board is set to decide the first of two challenges after a committee earlier reviewed the books and recommended that they remain on library shelves.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher
When Elsa Avila looks at the scar that runs down her torso, she can't helpbut remember May 24, when a gunman stormed her fourth grade wing at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers and leaving her and others wounded.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Some states could tax Biden’s student loan debt relief
Borrowers who are still paying down student loans could owe taxes on as much as $10,000 or even $20,000 that was taken off their bill.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
‘The system is really flawed’: Lewiston and Auburn officials push back on poor school ratings
Online ratings like those from GreatSchools make it easier than ever for individuals to judge the quality of schools at a glance. But some school administrators say the data, which may be inaccurate or several years out of date, lacks important context.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Republicans are readying lawsuits to block Biden’s student debt plan
GOP attorneys general, top lawmakers and conservative groups are discussing legal options, alleging the White House's move to cancel student debt is illegal.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Lewiston bus woes persist into new school year
New this year, the school district is staggering the start times for elementary schools to transport more students using fewer buses and reduce transportation disruptions.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
National student test scores plunged during the pandemic
The results fell to levels unseen for decades.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to read
Mounting evidence from around the country shows that students who spent more time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year, many of them Black and Latino, lost about half of an academic year of learning.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Judge thwarts Virginia Republicans’ effort to limit sale of books at Barnes & Noble
The 2 books at the heart of the suit are Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer,' a memoir about identifying as nonbinary, and Sarah J. Maas's 'A Court of Mist and Fury,' a fantasy novel that depicts a dark fairy romance.
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