News Clips – June 2012

These news clips are provided as a courtesy and are not a complete compilation of Maine education news. If you think an article should be added to this page, please send us the link using the Maine DOE Newsroom “Conact us” page.

• 6/29/12: Maine Voices: Charter schools could be a great way to promote math and science, Portland Press Herald
• 6/29/12: RSU 18 looks at further cuts, Morning Sentinel
• 6/29/12: Middle, high schools to have same schedule, Kennebec Journal
• 6/28/12: SAD 44 consultant concerned by new physical restraint rule for schools, Sun Journal
• 6/28/12: Educators learn, create and plan for mass customized learning, Sun Journal
• 6/28/12: South Portland set to expand preschool programming, The Forecaster
• 6/28/12: Assistant school chief unretires in Brunswick, The Forecaster
• 6/28/12:  Children given resources to keep reading this summer, SJ
• 6/28/12:  Rangeley school board gets  look at new website, SJ
• 6/28/12:  Youths, mentors, focus on robotics in summer camp, SJ
• 6/28/12:  Deering principal named Portland’s acting superintendent, PPH
• 6/28/12:  Crowding emerges as an issue at new school, PPH
• 6/28/12:  $500,000 loan could boost charter school’s bid, PPH
• 6/28/12:  Community College System freezes tuition beginning in fall, MS 
• 6/26/12: Few take advantage of Portland summer meals program, The Forcaster
• 6/26/12: Auburn school board gives superintendent a raise, Sun Journal
• 6/26/12: Investigation of Westbrook assistant principal complete, Portland Press Herald
• 6/25/12: Acting Rockland area superintendent no longer finalist for job, Bangor Daily
• 6/25/12: Deering High School principal to named acting superintendent in Portland, The Forecaster
• 6/24/12:Minimal health education leaves students at risk,SJ
• 6/22/12: Friday, June 22, 2012: Early education, Afghan war and a mom’s grief, Bangor Daily
• 6/22/12: Another View: Students, teachers and parents not to blame for reading crisis, Portland Press Herald
• 6/21/12: Boys-only class in Rockport strikes up controversy, Sun Journal
• 6/21/12: Central Maine school district hires familiar face for interim superintendent post, Bangor Daily
• 6/21/12: ‘It needs work’: Lewiston Middle School toured ahead of vote, Sun Journal
• 6/21/12:    SAD 17 teacher negotiations use nontraditional method, SJ
• 6/21/12:   Franklin schools thanked for providing 10 tons of recyclables, SJ
• 6/21/12:   Auburn board to vote on weekly late arrival for grades 7-12, BDN
• 6/21/12:   RSU 18 poised to cut more jobs, BDN
• 6/21/12:   SAD 13 budget heading back to towns’ ballots, BDN
• 6/21/12:   SAD 53 names interim superintendent, BDN
• 6/21/12:   Camden schools get new superintendent, BDN
• 6/21/12:  Ex-teacher in after school program pleads not guilty to possession of child porn, BDN 
• 6/19/12: At school: Summer in the city, Sun Journal
• 6/19/12: Graduation rate increases statewide, but falls at over half of high schools, Kennebec Journal
• 6/18/12: Portland schools awarded $50K to expand, study pre-kindergarten in the city, Bangor Daily
• 6/18/12: Teacher pay was an issue in 1883 also, Sun Journal
• 6/18/12:Lewiston Middle School invites voters to look around Thursday,SJ
• 6/18/12:Crews making quick work of Lake Region High renovation,PPH
• 6/18/12:Title IX hasn’t leveled the field,MS
• 6/17/12:Fort Fairfield man requests trial on sexually explicit materials charge,BDN
• 6/16/12:Ashland teacher charged with gross sexual assault pondering plea change,BDN
• 6/16/12:Charter school panel defies LePage,KJ
• 6/16/12:Winthrop schools forced to find cuts,KJ
• 6/16/12:Maine school funding to be studied,KJ
• 6/15/12: Rep. Helen Rankin given diploma from Good Will-Hinckley 65 years after attending, Bangor Daily
• 6/15/12: Science school hands out first diplomas, Kennebec Journal
• 6/14/12: Oceanside High School graduates first class, Bangor Daily
• 6/14/12: Former Belfast alternative high school student returns to teach a class, Bangor Daily
• 6/14/12: LePage pressures Charter School Commission to accelerate approval process, Bangor Daily
• 6/14/12: 5 Maine charter school applications under review, Bangor Daily
• 6/14/12: SAD 44 lunch prices rise, Sun Journal
• 6/14/2012:  RSU 4 school budget passes, SJ
• 6/14/2012:  Defeat of budget adds to turmoil in RSU 23, PPH
• 6/14/2012:  Westbrook school administrator on leave, PPH
• 6/14/2012:  Lawrence Adult Education grads, MS
• 6/14/2012:  Voters turn down budget proposals in RSU 18, SAD 13, MS
• 6/14/2012:  SNAPSHOT:  Musical tribute, KJ
• 6/14/2012:  School budgets: Most pass, two don’t, one is omitted from the ballot, KJ
• 6/14/2012:  Monmouoth begins leaving RSU 2, KJ
• 6/14/2012:  SAD 68′s budget approved despite one town not reporting, BDN
• 6/14/2012:  Skowhegan-area voters approve SAD 54 budget, bond, BDN
• 6/14/2012:  3 Hancock County towns to pursue withdrawal from RSU 24, BDN
• 6/14/2012:  Bowen pitches big changes to Maine teaching methods to UMaine education students, BDN
• 6/13/12: Middle schoolers celebrate all things local, Sun Journal
• 6/13/12: RSU 10 readmits student, settles administrators’ contracts, Sun Journal
• 6/13/12: People voice opinions on high school options, Sun Journal
• 6/13/12: Jenkins hopes to start online charter school next year, Sun Journal
• 6/13/12: OUR OPINION: Fifth high school year has obstacles, but solutions exist, Kennebec Journal
• 6/12/12: MCI’s contract with SAD 53 will be renewed for 10 years, Bangor Daily
• 6/12/12: Brewer voters OK budget, superintendent residency requirement, Bangor Daily
• 6/12/12: Passengers safely escape burning school bus in Orland, Sun Journal
• 6/12/12: Proposed Portland charter school to get public hearing, The Forecaster
• 6/12/12: Portland school superintendent search hits the road, The Forecaster
• 6/11/12: Hermon High students get college credits early through Bridge Year Program, Bangor Daily
• 6/11/12: RSU 10 to begin study of reorganizing use of school buildings, Sun Journal
• 6/11/12: Norway voters to decide school budget, state and local candidates,SJ
• 6/11/12:Memories are theme of Buckfield graduation, SJ
• 6/11/12:Spruce Mountain High School north campus graduates 66,SJ
• 6/11/12:Edward Little topic of joint city-school board meeting Monday,SJ
• 6/11/12:Foundation fills special needs of challenged kids,PPH
• 6/11/12:RSU 18 residents to consider budget increase,KJ
• 6/11/12:Vassalboro selectman, school committee seats to be decided Tuesday,KJ
• 6/11/12:Valley graduates reflect on growing up together,KJ
• 6/11/12:School’s first speaker has story to tell,KJ
• 6/11/12:Maranacook grads hear power of community,KJ
• 6/11/12:Monmouth seniors: ‘We’re small but mighty’,KJ
• 6/11/12:Cony salutes its latest graduates,KJ
• 6/10/12:13 Rangeley grads do it ‘their way’,SJ
• 6/10/12:Mt. Blue grads first to march in new gym,SJ
• 6/10/12:Three Maine students win $2,500 each in ‘Journey Into Writing’ contest,PPH
• 6/10/12:Oxford Hills grads told, ‘Be happy’,SJ
• 6/9/12: Father offers advice to MVHS students,SJ
• 6/9/12:Dress in press: Garland teen crafts newspaper gown for school dance,BDN
• 6/8/12: M.D. Harmon: ACLU’s opposition to single-sex classes appears heavy-handed, Portland Press Herald
• 6/8/12: Sanford selects Spartans as mascot, Portland Press Herald
• 6/8/12: Waterville graduates given stirring sendoff, Morning Sentinel
• 6/8/12: Messalonskee graduates 196, Kennebec Journal
• 6/7/12: Hampden board approves new Reeds Brook Middle School principal, Bangor Daily
• 6/7/12: Journey Into Writing announces winners, Kennebec Journal
• 6/7/12: South Portland sees savings in high school renovation bonds, The Forecaster
• 6/7/2012:  Dirigo’s top students aim to become lawyer, fire fighter, SJ
• 6/7/2012:  RSU 10 town to vote Tuesday on budget, SJ
• 6/7/2012:  RSU 73 budget passes, 29-21, SJ
• 6/7/2012:  How to succeed in high school: kindness, hard work, SJ
• 6/7/2012:  Winslow grads add to ‘wow’ moments, MS
• 6/7/2012:  Portland schools eliminate styrofoam use after saving $50,000 in new recycling initiative, BDN
• 6/7/2012:  Sanford students to vote on new mascot options to replace ‘Redskins’, BDN
• 6/7/2012:  Groups band together, find donor to let Portland school children attend events for free, BDN 
• 6/7/2012:  Casco Bay High School student takes stand against tribal violence in native Somalia, BDN
• 6/7/2012:  Medway looking at renovations to make middle school more community-friendly, BDN
• 6/7/2012:  Orono High School students to compete in national white-water race, BDN
• 6/7/2012:  LePage continues promotion of STEM education; unveils first recipients of youth awards, BDN
• 6/6/12:RSU 73 budget passes, 29-21,SJ
• 6/6/12:Gorham kindergarten push fails to derail budget,PPH
• 6/6/12:RSU 5 instructors, board sign contract,PPH
• 6/6/12:Unique collaboration to bring arts to all Portland students,PPH
• 6/6/12:Residents to vote tonight on SAD 13 school budget,MS
• 6/6/12:LePage salutes science and math whizzes,MS
• 6/5/12:Schools turn their noses up at ‘pink slime’,MS
• 6/5/12:Students from China sample life in Maine,PPH
• 6/5/12:Oak Hill High School confers degrees on 89,KJ
• 6/4/12:Dirigo Middle School teacher going to Space Camp,SJ
• 6/4/12:Oxford Hills school board approves 2 special ed teachers,SJ
• 6/4/12:Oxford Hills valedictorian, salutatorian plan for life after Saturday’s graduation,SJ
• 6/4/12:RSU 73 voters to consider $19 million spending plan,SJ
• 6/4/12:‘Call your mom,’ Carrabec principal tells Class of 2012,MS
• 6/4/12:Community is the theme at Mount View graduation,MS
• 6/4/12:MCI speaker focuses on future challenges,MS
• 6/4/12:Columbia grad to address Lewiston middle schoolers,KJ
• 6/3/12:Classes to Help Students Improve SAT Scores Begin July 5 at Husson,BDN
• 6/3/12:Chinese students pleased with Maine education, try to grasp concept of ‘free time’,BDN
• 6/2/12:Maine education commissioner’s goals happening two years ahead of him in Gray,SJ
• 6/2/12:Carrabassett Valley Academy breaks ground,SJ
• 6/2/12:North Haven school ‘truly an amazing place,’ says glowing accreditation report,BDN
• 6/1/12: Real lessons in achievement, disappointment, Sun Journal
• 6/1/12: Biddeford names new school superintendent, Portland Press Herald
• 6/1/12: Lawmakers sustain 3 of 4 LePage vetoes, Kennebec Journal
• 5/31/12: Residents approve $22 million SAD 40 budget; proposal includes position cuts, property tax increase, Bangor Daily
• 5/31/12: RSU 10 residents pass $35.1 million budget, Sun Journal
• 5/31/12: Seedlings for charity planted, Sun Journal
• 5/31/12: Teachers in Freeport, Pownal, Durham OK new contract, The Forecaster
• 5/31/12: SAD 49 voters approve $23.7M budget, Kennebec Journal
• 5/31/12: Maine lawmakers uphold 3 of 4 LePage vetoes, Kennebec Journal