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Read Educate Maine’s report on Maine’s reading gaps
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (223+ words) Maine, shared exclusively with the Bangor Daily News ahead of its public release, offers a rare look...is an investigative reporter at the Bangor Daily News and was named the state’s journalist of the year...
Lubec school moves to limit access to community playground
3+ week, 2+ day ago (852+ words) LUBEC — Over five days in the fall of 1999, volunteers gathered at Bennet Athletic Field to build a playground for the community. Originally called “The Hornet Hangout,” the playground was designed through a collaboration among residents, volunteers — including children from Lubec…...
Kingfield withdrawal from MSAD 58 advancing to a November vote
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1053+ words) residents support withdrawing in part to gain more local control over their school system. Kingfield’s plan...
Maine schools teach reading in ways not proven to work
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (887+ words) report shared exclusively with the Bangor Daily News. Educate Maine, a Portland-based nonprofit that...stubbornly low reading scores in a state letting local school districts set curriculum. Other states,...
Lubec takes no action on dispute over playground access
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (943+ words) school property. The Playground Committee, made up of local parents and volunteers, disagrees. Melissa Lee,...
New principal hired at Spruce Mountain Elementary School
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1117+ words) JAY — With a week to spare before school begins, the Regional School Unit 73 Board of Directors on Thursday filled a position vacated in late July with the resignation of the principal of Spruce Mountain Elementary School. Robin Crockett was unanimously…...
What used to be one of Maine’s smallest universities has seen the biggest increase in students
1+ week, 6+ day ago (645+ words) Preliminary counts for enrollment across Maine’s seven public universities and law school show that student enrollment could exceed 28,000 this school year, continuing an upward trend in enrollment driven by online learners. Officials said the preliminary head count, which happens before…...
Maine Library Commission supports paid director requirement
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1669+ words) AUGUSTA — The Maine Library Commission voted Wednesday to require libraries to employ designated paid directors in order to receive Maine State Library services, including interlibrary loan programs and internet access. Commissioners took the vote during a daylong workshop held as…...
RSU 9 adds seven special education positions amid student surge
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1023+ words) FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board directors unanimously approved adding seven special education positions Tuesday night to address a surge in students with complex needs. Superintendent Christian Elkington told the board in a memorandum that 17 students with individualized education plans…...
DOE conditionally accepts Strong plan to withdraw from SAD 58
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1327+ words) cost of special education and the true meaning of local control were just some of the subjects debated...