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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Two candidates run unopposed for Freeport school board
Cheyenne Farrell and Carolyn Jensen are running unopposed for the Regional School Unit 5 board in Freeport.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Five Topsham residents face off for four seats on school board
After a contentious fall for the Topsham-area school board, five candidates are running for four seats up for election Nov. 7.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students
The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents' concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
How school boards statewide were pushed to allow the public to speak
A recent state law requires that public comments on education matters be allowed at school board meetings, even as a new effort is underway to restrict such commenting.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it's a step too far.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
School board member’s resignation adds to tumult for York County school district
Jameson Davis, who ran unopposed last year for the RSU 21 seat, announced she was stepping down in a full-page ad in her local paper, saying the board is too focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
Site of rejected SAD 51 school project stays on the table
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board agrees to an option to buy the 76-acre parcel on Gray Road for up to five years.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
SAD 51 to discuss moving forward after failed school vote
Short-term solutions to overcrowding in Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools will be the immediate focus, the superintendent says.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Oxford Hills superintendent accused of restraining a child resigns
After just six months on the job, Superintendent Monica Henson was placed on administrative leave Jan. 26, following allegations of improperly physically restraining a child and a no-confidence vote by the teachers' union.
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