News Clips – July 2012

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News clips

• 7/31/12: Registration for newly approved Cornville Regional Charter School K-6 classes scheduled Thursday, Morning Sentinel
• 7/31/12: Charting future at new Cornville school’s open house, Kennebec Journal
• 7/30/12: Staff appointments approved for RSU 73, Sun Journal
• 7/30/12: Attention, detention, deportation, Contributors, Bangor Daily
• 7/30/12: Ellsworth Council throws weight behind RSU 24 secession, Bangor Daily
• 7/30/12: Saco voters face question on split from RSU 23, Portland Press Herald
• 7/30/12: Oxford Hills school district superintendent says hiring retired staff used only as last resort, Bangor Daily News
• 7/30/12: No painless solutions to needs for remedial college classes, Kennebec Journal
• 7/29/12: RSU 73 district following consolidation plan, Sun Jounral
• 7/29/12: EL seniors team up in TV science challenge, Sun Journal
• 7/29/12: Lincoln to vote Tuesday on school budget, airport grant, Bangor Daily News
• 7/29/12: Lewiston superintendent takes a stand against double-dipping, Bangor Daily News
• 7/28/12: School daze, Letter to the Editor, Bangor Daily News
• 7/28/12: Missing the point - Letter to the Editor, Bangor Daily News
• 7/28/12: SAD 13 board cuts $98,000 more from budget; third try with referendum next, Bangor Daily News
• 7/27/12: Tremont Principal Quits, Ellsworth American
• 7/27/12: Augusta superintendent Cornelia Brown resigns after 13 years, Morning Sentinel
• 7/27/12: OUR OPINION: Teachers union, LePage both fail, Kennebec Journal
• 7/27/12: Brown resigning as head of Augusta schools, Kennebec Journal
• 7/27/12: Central Maine students upset by LePage characterization, Kennebec Journal
• 7/27/12: Governor comes under fire for remarks about Maine education shortcomings, Kennebec Journal
• 7/27/12: LePage: High schools should pay for graduates’ remedial college classes, Kennebec Journal
• 7/26/12: Scarborough School Board extends superintendent’s contract; bids sought for Wentworth School, The Forecaster
• 7/26/12: SAD 46 discusses regional consolidation with RSU 19, Bangor Daily
• 7/26/12: Camden Hills laptop repair bills down from $56,000 to $33,000, Bangor Daily
•  7/26/12:  LePage Announces Plan To Reshape Maine’s Educational System, WABI
• 7/26/12:  Maine governor outlines school improvement plan, San Francisco Chronicle
• 7/26/12:  Governor Lepage and Education Commissioner Bowen Unveil New Education Plan, WGAN Radio
• 7/25/12:  RSU 73 school budget fails for second time, SJ
• 7/25/12:  Another View:  Study indicates we are not asking enough of our students, PPH
• 7/25/12:  Maine children ranked 13th in ‘Kids Count’ survey, KJ
• 7/25/12:  LePage: High schools should pay for graduates’ remedial college classes, KJ
• 7/25/12:  State seeks dismissal of Millinocket lawsuit over $216K in school money, BDN
• 7/25/12:   LePage says Maine students looked down upon, unveils new education initiatives, BDN 
• 7/23/12: The dream of a Cornville charter school coming true, Bangor Daily
• 7/23/12: Thin-stretched charter school commission seeks to fill vacancy after resignation, add staff, Bangor Daily
• 7/23/12:Hallowell officials offer ideas to help pay for new Hall-Dale Elementary School,KJ
• 7/23/12:Grass roots effort to lead Cornville charter school,KJ
• 7/23/12:Winthrop school budget not set, but first day is still Aug. 29,KJ
• 7/22/12:Oxford has openings for prekindergarten children,SJ
• 7/22/12:Voters to consider $18.7 million school budget,SJ
• 7/22/12:Brewer High School filmmaker wins festival grand prize,KJ
• 7/22/12:New RSU 38 superintendent talks about challenges of running a district,KJ
• 7/20/12: Lawyer pleads not guilty to calling in bomb threats to Wilton schools, Morning Sentinel
• 7/20/12: Elementary school lines may need to be redrawn, Portland Press Herald
• 7/20/12: RSU 25 Rehires Former Adult Ed Director, Ellsworth American
• 7/20/12: Steuben substitute teacher gets a year in prison for sex with student, Bangor Daily
• 7/20/12: Parents reject proposal for late school start in Auburn, Bangor Daily
• 7/20/12: Maine School Management Association challenges LePage’s criticism on state’s public education, Sun Journal
• 7/19/12: Report shows Maine lags in student scores, Sun Journal
• 7/19/12: Insurance won’t cover tractor stolen at Otisfield school, Sun Journal

• 7/19/12: Auburn to continue free breakfast for all students, Sun Journal

• 7/19/12: Maine’s failing academic achievement, Bangor Daily

• 7/19/12: A year after opening, new Portland elementary school faces overcrowding problems Bangor Daily

• 7/19/12: SAD 41 directors decline elementary school proposal from SAD 64, Bangor Daily

• 7/19/12: Former Maine teacher is sentenced for sex with student, Kennebec Journal

• 7/19/12:  Auburn schools back off late-arrival Wednesdays, SJ

• 7/19/12:  LePage:  Money not the key for schools, PPH

• 7/19/12:  SAD 13 board may need to cut its budget after Moscow and Bingham voted against it, MS

• 7/19/12:  Gov. Paul LePage rips test scores in light of Harvard study ranking Maine low for student improvement, KJ

• 7/19/12:  Former Nokomis coach pleads guilty to drunken driving, BDN

• 7/19/12:  Thieves take tractor from Otisfield school grounds, BDN

• 7/19/12: LePage wants educators to step up work, make gains in student achievement, BDN

• 7/18/12: Collaboration makes Bath-area literacy program a model,The Forecaster

• 7/18/12:Bingham and Moscow reject SAD 13 budget for second time,KJ

• 7/18/12:Study: Maine near bottom for student improvement,KJ

• 7/17/12: Regional School Unit 18 voters to decide on leaner budget, Kennebec Journal

• 7/17/12: Maine among lowest states for school progress, Harvard study finds, Bangor Daily

• 7/16/12: Auburn school board to vote on late arrival, Sun Journal

• 7/16/12: Superintendent’s Notebook: Teachers hit the classroom in summer, The Forecaster

• 7/16/12: Petition signatures certified for North Yarmouth’s possible exit from SAD 51, The Forecaster

• 7/16/12: Vinalhaven superintendent accepts Rockland-area job, Bangor Daily

• 7/16/2012:Teachers attacked by students show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder,BDN

• 7/16/2012:Augusta schools’ health insurance change concerns many retirees,MS

• 7/15/2012:Maine students say school does not challenge them,BDN 

• 7/13/12: Cuts Threaten School Health Post, Ellsworth American

• 7/13/12: Middle school science, social studies moving to digital, Sun Journal

• 7/13/12: RSU 73 board awards contracts for services, Sun Journal

• 7/13/12: New Hampden Academy blends old with new and can serve as community center, Bangor Daily News

• 7/13/12: Letters to the editor: Charter schools give kids place to shine, Portland Press Herald

• 7/13/12: Teen girl pleads guilty to lesser charge in Cony arson , Kennebec Journal

• 7/12/12:  SAD 44 receives higher aspirations grant, SJ

• 7/12/12:  Region 9 to pursue wood-pellet heating, SJ

• 7/12/12:  Middle school ‘campers’ plant seeds of fun, SJ

• 7/12/12:  RSU 18 works to reach budget voters could pass, KJ

• 7/12/12:  Bucksport looking into withdrawal from RSU 25, BDN

• 7/12/12:  Milbridge student chosen for national leadership program, BDN

• 7/11/12: School lunch prices to rise, Sun Journal

• 7/11/12: $18.73 million school budget moves to last hurdle, Sun Journal

• 7/11/12: Lewiston voters approve Middle School improvements, Sun Journal

• 7/11/12: Proposed mill rate increase in Fort Kent blamed on school budget, Bangor Daily News

• 7/11/12: Officials: Has Team Hall-Dale fallen short? , Kennebec Journal

• 7/11/12:  Winthrop voters again turn down school budget, Kennebec Journal

• 7/10/12: Portland’s new superintendent begins setting course, Portland Press Herald

• 7/9/12: Quality education for all children?, Bangor Daily

• 7/9/12: Howland-area school district rebounds after cutting 29 jobs, taking out loan, Bangor Daily

• 7/9/12: Knox County seeks $500,000 grant to solve social problems that affect education, Sun Journal

•  7/09/12:Mixed grades for Maine’s initial charter school efforts,KJ

• 7/08/12:Vote on late arrivals for Auburn schools set for July 18,SJ

• 7/08/12:Lewiston voters to decide middle school referendum Tuesday,SJ 

• 7/08/12:School budget vote Tuesday will be on a trimmed budget,KJ

• 7/6/12:  Auburn Adult Ed director arrested at Oxford casino, SJ

• 7/6/12:  Westbrook principal takes on school’s troubles, PPH

• 7/6/12:  USM’s Botman to step aside as president, PPH

• 7/6/12:  Focus on health cut from schools, PPH

• 7/6/12:  Former UMF president in line to lead USM, MS

• 7/6/12:  Panel to revisit Cornville charter school proposal, KJ

• 7/6/12:  Rockland-area school board acknowledges divisions, BDN

• 7/6/12:  Students at Bangor school give of themselves throughout the year, BDN

• 7/5/12:  Auburn: Sugared cereals in schools not OK with some, SJ

• 7/5/12:  New chief of schools: Will he be here long? PPH

• 7/5/12:  Island becomes summer school for teachers, BDN

• 07/03/12:School bond survives council questions,SJ

• 07/03/12:Attorney charged in school bomb threats,KJ

• 07/03/12:Cornville charter school rejected, KJ

• First charter school is in Fairfield, KJ

• Voters OK school AOS 92 budget late, KJ

• Fairfield school blazes trail, MS

• Portland school board to vote on new superintendent, Bangor Daily

• RSU 73 Superintendent to negotiate contract for school vehicle maintenance, SJ

• Rumford lawyer charged in school bomb threats, SJ

•  Youths, mentors focus on robotics in summer camp, SJ

• Portland school board to vote on superintendent, Boston AP