News clips are provided as a courtesy and are not a complete compilation of Maine education news.
- 5/16/13: RSU 10 superintendent search nets four new applications, Sun Journal
- 5/16/13: RSU 9 to obtain insurance policy for laptops, Sun Journal
- 5/16/13: Westbrook school committee member indicted in sexual abuse scandal, Kennebec Journal
- 5/16/13: ‘We need to consolidate’: Stearns student scolds Katahdin school boards, Bangor Daily
- 5/16/13: Cherryfield voters overwhelmingly approve withdrawal from RSU 37, Bangor Daily
- 5/16/13: Conduct of Central High principal under investigation by Corinth area superintendent, Bangor Daily
- 5/16/13: SAD 44 budget vote set for May 28, SJ
- 5/16/13: Auburn school ditching laptops, going wth iPads, SJ
- 5/16/13: Workforce development bill sails through Maine Senate, SJ
- 5/16/13: In Maine, push for virtual schools fades, PPH
- 5/16/13: SAD 74 budget approved overall; towns will see slight tax increase, MS
- 5/16/13: RSU 2 board OKs budget, calling for $1.7M more locally, KJ
- 5/16/13: Windsor voters chose separation from RSU 12, KJ
- 5/16/13: Report: State’s ‘digital learning strategy’ plans unfinished, KJ
- 5/16/13: Central High principal, former Old Town coach chargted with leaving accident scene, filing false report, BDN
- 5/16/13: Youthlinks Open House May 25th, BDN
- 5/16/13: Residents find more questions than answers as Ellsworth pitches agreement to withdraw from school district, BDN
- 5/16/13: Northern Maine Community College breaks ground on new wellness, student centers, BDN
- 5/15/13:http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/array/array/array/array/160308,The Forecaster
- 5/15/13:South Portland School Board OKs budget elements,The Forecaster
- 5/15/13:Scarborough voters reject school budget,The Forecaster
- 5/15/13:Maine Senate sustains veto of school budget bill, SJ
- 5/15/13:http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills-river-valley/array/array/array/array/1363602,SJ
- 5/15/13:Abramson chosen as interim superintendent for RSU 10,SJ
- 5/15/13:RSU 9 board sets voting dates on budgets,SJ
- 5/15/13:Eustis votes overwhelmingly to leave SAD 58,SJ
- 5/15/13:Lewiston voters approve school budget,SJ
- 5/15/13:Machias Memorial Students’ Off-Season Shopping Spree Stocks Nonprofit Clothes Closet, BDN
- 5/15/13:Bangor Math Team earns honor of Best in Maine during competitions,BDN
- 5/15/13:Two indicted in Westbrook school sex abuse case, KJ
- 5/15/13:Waterville council OKs $20.3M schools budget,KJ
- 5/15/13:Augusta school budget up for public scrutiny Thursday, KJ
- 5/15/13:Windsor fourth town to try RSU 12 withdrawal, KJ
- 5/15/13:Superintendent residency requirement upheld by Legislature, KJ
- 5/14/13: Two Portland schools, two miles apart, far different grades, Portland Press Herald
- 5/14/13: Renovations, fundraising, hiring remain for Portland charter school, The Forecaster
- 5/13/13: Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland schools encourage students to commute by foot, pedal, The Forecaster
- 5/13/13: Portland elementary school gets new iPads, AppleTVs, The Forecaster
- 5/13/13: How parents can help schools succeed, Bangor Daily
- 5/13/13: St. George residents overwhelmingly agree to start school withdrawal, Bangor Daily
- 5/13/13: Elementary school’s ‘blessing of the fleet’ canceled for violating First Amendment, Bangor Daily
- 5/13/13: Substitute teacher pleads guilty to inappropriate behavior with students, Bangor Daily
- 5/13/13: Democrats push bill to stall virtual charter schools in Maine, Bangor Daily
- 5/12/13: Lewiston school budget up for public vote Tuesday, Sun Journal
- 5/12/13: Stephen Bowen: Every student deserves a great education, Bangor Daily News
- 5/12/13: In praise of public schools, Bangor Daily News
- 5/12/13: Phillips Elementary credits staff, community and clear goals for A rating from state, Kennebec Journal
- 5/12/13: Windsor votes Tuesday on RSU 12 withdrawal, Kennebec Journal
- 5/12/13: Interests duel over A-F school grading methods, Kennebec Journal
- 5/11/13: S. Day: New schools not a good idea, Sun Journal
- 5/11/13: Former Lincoln superintendent to get $140,000 severance package, Bangor Daily Nes
- 5/11/13: Letters to the editor: Grades offer accurate view of schools, Portland Press Herald
- 5/11/13: LePage’s school grading system not useful, fair, Kennebec Journal
- 5/11/13: Maranacook student finds living relative of deceased WWII soldier, Kennebec Journal
- 5/11/13: School got an F? ‘Magic room’ may fix it, Kennebec Journal
- 5/10/13: LePage bill for school choice hits resistance, Portland Press Herald
- 5/10/13: OUR OPINION: State’s plan for helping schools flawed at core, Kennebec Journal
- 5/10/13: LePage bill for school choice hits resistance, Kennebec Journal
- 5/9/13: Rumford teen charged in woods fire behind high school, Sun Journal
- 5/9/13: Grant to improve Mt. Abram High School security, Sun Journal
- 5/9/13: Cormier to continue to support public education, teaching, Sun Journal
- 5/9/13: Cape Elizabeth parents assail plan for all-day kindergarten, The Forecaster
- 5/9/13: Kaler community responds: State grade ‘blatantly not reflective’ of South Portland school, The Forecaster
- 5/9/13: Maine school board balks at security system overrun costs, Portland Press Herald
- 5/9/13: Cony students, frustrated by C on state’s report card, produce one of their own, Kennebec Journal
- 5/9/13: Democrats’ reaction cool to LePage plan for funding charter, certain religious schools, Kennebec Journal
- 5/9/13: Maine education chief visiting tribal school , Kennebec Journal
- 5/9/2013: SAD 44 board adopts $10.27 million budget, SJ
- 5/9/2013: More funds received for Telstar students to attend CMCC, SJ
- 5/9/2013: SAD 44 taking steps to improve student learning, SJ
- 5/9/2013: Waterville school budget referendum set for June 11, MS
- 5/9/2013: LePage defends his school-grading system, KJ
- 5/9/2013: Democrats unveil their school grading plan, KJ
- 5/9/2013: After LePage veto of superintendent residency bill, Augusta schools may change charter, KJ
- 5/9/2013: First day of school in Portland falls on Rosh Hashana, BDN
- 5/9/2013: Lee Academy headmaster to retire, BDN
- 5/9/2013: Harpswell charter school moves to lease former elementary school, BDN
- 5/9/13: After high school angst, woman becomes Northern Maine Community College student of the year, BDN
- 5/9/13: New security system at Greely High School ignites debate, BDN
- 5/9/13: Maine Charter School Commission approves three more schools, BDN
- 5/7/13: RSU 5 must replace curriculum director, The Forecaster
- 5/7/13: Letters to the editor: Laptop switch will cost more than it saves, Portland Press Herald
- 5/7/13: School budget headed to Portland voters cuts 49 positions, Portland Press
- 5/7/13: Maine educators get briefings on new laptops, Kennebec Journal
- 5/6/13: June Giambattista to retire after 35 years in the classroom, Sun Journal
- 5/6/13: Waterville Board of Education cuts $130,831 from proposed budget by 7-0 vote, Morning Sentinel
- 5/6/13: Grading LePage’s policies on ‘putting kids first’, Bangor Daily
- 5/6/13: Wiscasset nears withdrawal vote from regional school district, Bangor Daily
- 5/6/13: Brewer school leaders name teachers on chopping block, Bangor Daily
- 5/6/13: Letter: School report card gets a failing grade, Falmouth Forecaster
- 5/6/13: Letter: State should support schools, not flunk them, Falmouth Forecaster
- 5/6/13: Letters to the editor: Readers decry ‘simplistic’ school ratings, Portland Press Herald
- 5/6/13: Portland seeks deal to save school jobs, Portland Press Herald
- 5/5/13: MVHS library open for studying, games, Sun Journal
- 5/5/13: Dexter schools looking to lend its curriculum to Chinese schools, Bangor Daily News
- 5/5/13: Student designs logo for Moxie Festival, Kennebec Journal
- 5/5/13: Messalonskee student selected for St. Petersburg ballet academy, Kennebec Journal
- 5/5/13: Failing grade for Whitefield Elementary doesn’t reflect recent fixes, school officials say, Kennebec Journal
- 5/4/13: Why LePage’s grading system for schools is flawed, Bangor Daily News
- 5/4/13: “F” grade aside, East Millinocket selectman says pursue merger with Millinocket schools, Bangor Daily News
- 5/4/13: Another View: School report cards illustrate poor grasp of cause and effect, Portland Press Herald
5/4/13: RSU 2 wants ideas on cutting costs without hurting quality, Kennebec Journal - 5/4/13: Ace principal, involved Augusta parents key to Hussey Elementary’s A rating, Kennebec Journal
- 5/4/13: Twins take top scholarships in Taconnet Federal Credit Union contest, Kennebec Journal
- 5/4/13: Guilford kindergarten student responsible for April bomb threat; March threat resolved, Bangor Daily News
- 5/3/13: Maine’s school funding formula is a puzzlement, Ellsworth American
- 5/3/13: Family income largely decides school grades, Sun Journal
- 5/3/13: Bill Nemitz: Like our governor, letter grades too simple, Portland Press Herald
- 5/3/13: Uncertain future for school superintendent residency bill, Kennebec Journal
- 5/2/13: South Portland elementary school in bottom 7 on state report card, The Forecaster
- 5/2/13: All-day kindergarten pilot plan draws fire in Cape Elizabeth, The Forecaster
- 5/2/13: Mid-Coast school chiefs: State report cards an ‘incomplete picture’ of schools, The Forecaster
- 5/2/13: School grading initiative has become politicized, Sun Journal
- 5/2/13: Education chief visits off-site classrooms in Oxford Hills, Sun Journal
- 5/2/13: Education commissioner tours Mexico school, Sun Journal
- 5/2/13: SAD 58 superintendent says state grade another sign of quality education, Sun Journal
- 5/2/13: Inside a ‘failing’ school: Longley helps students improve, Sun Journal
- 5/2/13: MBMS students raise $2,300 for food pantry, Daily Bulldog
- 5/2/13: ‘I want the good schools to be rewarded,’ says LePage, Morning Sentinel
- 5/2/13: School grades’ simplicity broadens impact, Kennebec Journal
- 5/2/13: Education chief to visit western Maine schools, Kennebec Journal
- 5/2/13: School rallies around teachers after “F” grade, Bangor Daily
- 5/2/13: Portland elementary school parents rally after getting grade of “F”, call LePage ratings ‘demoralizing’, Bangor Daily
- 5/2/13: Legislature passes bill to allow local school boards to decide superintendent residency rules, Bangor Daily
- 5/2/13: Rockland-area school board OKs budget cutting teaching positions, despite students’ pleas, Bangor Daily
- 5/2/13: Washington County administrators, parents dispute state school grades, Bangor Daily
- 5/2/13: Millinocket superintendent blasts ‘F’ letter grade state initially gave to Stearns High School, Bangor Daily
- 5/2/13: RSU 10 delaying meetings, budget votes, SJ
- 5/2/13: SAD 17 set to vote on $35.9 million budget, SJ
- 5/2/13: RSU 9: Assistant principal position added, budget set, SJ
- 5/2/13: RSU 9 board recognizes top scholars, SJ
- 5/2/13: Maine schools’ average a “C” in new grading system, SJ
- 5/2/13: Schools get letter grades, call system flawed, PPH
- 5/2/13: Schools graded amid criticism of method, KJ
- 5/2/13: Sidney school bus driver saves child’s life, KJ
- 5/2/13: Some parents find grades useful; others are skeptical, KJ
- 5/2/13: Administration unveils school grades; C the average for Central Maine schools, KJ
- 5/2/13: 5 positions cut, 4 others to be left vacant to keep Dexter-area school budget ‘pretty darn close’ to flat-funded, BDN
- 5/1/2013:Longtime Newcastle educator to head Bath high school, The Forecaster
- 5/1/2013:Proposed RSU 1 budget adds 2 teaching positions,The Forecaster
- 5/1/2013:Despite good grades, some school chiefs criticize state report card,The Forecaster
- 5/1/2013:Brunswick school facilities referendum unlikely this year,The Forecaster
- 5/1/2013:Guidance counselor retires after 50 years in education,SJ
- 5/1/2013:State grades schools: Lewiston High gets a D, Edward Little a C,SJ
- 5/1/2013:Principals at Maine’s high schools name students for Principal’s Awards,BDN
- 5/1/2013:LePage’s school grades correlate closely with income,BDN
- 5/1/2013:Three-quarters of Maine schools below average under controversial new state grading system,BDN
- 5/1/2013:Falmouth 8th-grader is a ‘Google doodle’ finalist
- 5/1/2013:Police: Bullying not factor in teen’s suicide,MS


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