Category Archives: News Clips

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

News clips are provided as a courtesy and are not a complete compilation of Maine education news.

• 4/30/13: Schools get revised city history guide from landmarks group, The Forecaster
• 4/30/13: Career expo engages Portland high school students, The Forecaster
• 4/30/13: Litchfield-area school district plans public forum after four bomb threats in a week, Bangor Daily
• 4/29/13: RSU 4 plans public forum after four bomb threats in a week, Sun Journal
• 4/29/13: State grading schools on Wednesday, Sun Journal
• 4/29/13: Former Thornton Academy headmaster to head Baxter Academy, Kennebec Journal
• 4/29/13: Laptop choice sows confusion for school officials, Kennebec Journal
• 4/29/13: Private sector leaders become principals for a day in Portland: ‘We don’t appreciate educators enough’, Bangor Daily
• 4/29/13: Hampden native to become Brewer superintendent of schools, Bangor Daily 
• 4/29/13: Charter schools deserve time to prove worth, Sun Journal
• 4/29/13: PC or Mac? Windows laptop wins this time in Maine, Associated Press
• 4/29/13: Constitutional education, Bangor Daily News
• 4/29/13: Southern Maine high school students campaign for sober proms, graduations, Bangor Daily News
• 4/29/13: Letters to the editor: Baxter Academy hasn’t earned charter, Portland Press Herald
• 4/29/13: Bus driver named Maine Marine of the Year, Portland Press Herald
• 4/29/13: Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade, Kennebec Journal
• 4/28/13: West Paris math whiz calculating his future, Sun Journal
• 4/28/13: For fourth time, town of Atkinson questions its existence with push to deorganize, Bangor Daily News
• 4/28/13: Dads of Great Students thrive in Maine schools, Portland Press Herald
• 4/28/13: Skowhegan student makes sparks in and out of school, Morning Sentinel
• 4/28/13: Longtime Thornton Academy headmaster to lead Portland charter school, Kennebec Journal
• 4/28/13: Schools look for alternative to NEASC review, Kennebec Journal
• 4/28/13: RSU 11 cuts relationship with accrediting agency, Kennebec Journal
• 4/28/13: Maine picks laptops – but not Apples, Kennebec Journal
• 4/27/13: International students of Maine Central Institute share traditional dishes with community , Morning Sentinel
• 4/27/13: Maine public schools to be assigned letter grades, Kennebec Journal
• 4/27/13: Maine public education’s future, mass customized learning, Kennebec Journal
• 4/27/13: U.S. News and World Report ranks MSSM 13th best public high school in nation, 1st in New England, Bangor Daily News
• 4/26/13: Telstar students learn about dangers of distracted driving, Sun Journal
• 4/26/13: Girl, 14, charged with filing a false report after bomb threat reported, Bangor Daily
• 4/25/13: Lawmakers propose $30M in additional education funding without revenue to pay for it, Sun Journal
• 4/25/13: Buckfield’s top students plan medical careers, Sun Journal
• 4/25/13: Paris police keeping officer at high school, Colpitts says, Sun Journal
• 4/25/13: High elevation balloon lands near Solon, Sun Journal
• 4/25/13: Auburn School board tells superintendent to increase budget, Sun Journal
• 4/25/13: Another bomb threat in RSU 4 closes Litchfield elementary school early, Sun Journal
• 4/25/13: Lincoln-area schools superintendent resigns, Bangor Daily
• 4/25/13: Machias area school system begins budget presentations to 11 participating towns, Bangor Daily
• 4/25/13: Bangor school superintendent presents budget proposal with 2.26 percent increase, Bangor Daily
• 4/25/13: Bangor school superintendent presents budget proposal with
• 2.26 percent increase, Bangor Daily
• 4/25/13: #soberseason: High school students campaign for prom, graduation safety, The Forecaster
• 4/25/13: Cape Elizabeth robotics team makes top 10 at worlds, The Forecaster
• 4/25/13: Scoreboard gift accepted for MDI high school, Ellsworth American
• 4/25/13: Southwest Harbor, Tremont school merger not dead, Ellsworth American
• 4/25/13: High schools launch weather balloons, Daily Bulldog
• 4/25/13: Sign-ups for first Portland charter school falling short, Portland Press Herald
• 4/25/13: Decision on laptop contractor delayed; causes anxiety for school officials, Kennebec Journal
• 4/25/13:   Rangeley school budget approved; adult ed update given, SJ
• 4/25/13:   RSU 73 applies for AmericiCorps volunteers, SJ
• 4/25/13:   MVHS top students headed for the lab and theater, SJ
• 4/25/13:   Students launch balloon to collect scientific data, SJ
• 4/25/13:   Sign-ups for first Portland charter school falling short, PPH
• 4/25/13:   Girl charged in fake bomb threat at Wales school, KJ
• 4/25/13:   Online educator accused of hiring under-certified teachers, KJ
• 4/25/13:   East Millinocket selectman wants to send students to Millinocket, close Schenck High for two years to save money for repairs, BDN
• 4/25/13:   Judge to hear oral arguments in lawsuit amond RSU 1 towns, BDN
• 4/25/13:   Oak Hill schools face bomb threats on 2 consecutive days, BDN
• 4/25/13:   SAD 27 votes to move grades to high school, but keeps pre-k at half days, BDN
• 4/25/13:   Maine lawmakers propose $30 million in additional education funding without revenue to pay for it, BDN
• 4/25/13:   Debate continues over weight of student test scores in teacher evaluations, BDN
• 4/24/13:Taking out the trash,SJ
• 4/24/13:SAD 44 accepts money to keep Andover school open,SJ
• 4/24/13:RSU 10 readvertising superintendent’s position,SJ
• 4/24/13:SAD 17 wrapping up preliminary budget hearings this week,SJ
• 4/24/13:RSU 73 budget passes first test despite ‘No’ winning in 2 of 3 towns,SJ
• 4/24/13:School directors continue budget review,SJ
• 4/24/13:LePage shares his Franco-American pride with students,SJ
• 4/24/13:Six students win CLYNK for Art School competition, BDN
• 4/24/13:SAD 53 names Dominic DePatsy new superintendent,BDN
• 4/24/13:Portland schools’ 55 staff cuts bemoaned, PPH
• 4/23/13: Three Spruce Mountain High School students suspended, Sun Journal
• 4/23/13: Dowd approved as new Lewiston High assistant principal, Sun Journal
• 4/23/13: Marathon bombings class topic in Maine schools, Portland Press Herald
• 4/22/13: Mt. Blue track team observes Earth Day by picking up trash, Sun Journal
• 4/22/13: Marathon bombings class topic in Maine schools, Kennebec Journal
• 4/22/13: Project to provide reusable water bottles to Carrabec High School population, Kennebec Journal
• 4/22/13: Pittsfield area school district names new superintendent, Kennebec Journal
• 4/22/13: Committee strikes LePage budget proposal to have school districts pick up teacher retirement costs, Bangor Daily
• 4/22/13: LePage sees no shame in going by the letter grade, Portland Press Herald
• 4/22/13: Principal turnover creates ripple effect for Maine schools, Portland Press Herald
• 4/22/13: Charter school funding creates system of winners, losers, Kennebec Journal
• 4/21/13: RSU 10 withdrawal agreement, Sun Journal
• 4/21/13: Success story: Award winning teacher: ‘Science is everywhere’, Sun Journal
• 4/21/13: Maine town votes to keep elementary school open, Bangor Daily News
• 4/20/13: RSU 10 superintendent search reopened, Sun Journal
• 4/20/13: Plenty of work to be done for Eustis to withdraw from SAD 58, Sun Journal
• 4/20/13: Handwriting illiterates?, Bangor Daily News
• 4/20/13: Middle school sports, teaching positions, extracurriculars on RSU 20 cutting block, Bangor Daily News
• 4/20/13: SAD 27 board to vote on moving Fort Kent middle school to high school, Bangor Daily News
• 4/20/13: LePage shifts shame to Dems on school letter-grading system, Kennebec Journal
• 4/20/13: LePage touts his plan to grade Maine schools, Kennebec Journal
• 4/20/13: Good Will-Hinckley Home’s model channeled by child advocates, Kennebec Journal
• 4/20/13: Funding is hard to find for school security systems, Kennebec Journal
• 4/18/13: Assistant principal position eliminated at Rangeley, Sun Journal
• 4/18/13: Augusta schools propose $27 million budget, Kennebec Journal
• 4/18/13: Enhanced school safety focus of new bill in committee, Kennebec Journal
• 4/18/13: Viles left $1M for Cony students attending Maine colleges, universities, Kennebec Journal
• 4/18/13: School security study backed by teachers union, sportsmen’s group, Kennebec Journal
• 4/18/13: Police searching for suspicious man seen on Wells school security video, Bangor Daily
• 4/18/13: Brunswick school board seeks partnership with proposed charter school in town, Bangor Daily
• 4/18/13:   Cape Elizabeth names new middle school principal, PPH
• 4/18/13:   Portland school budget raises concern, PPH
• 4/18/13:   Education funding sources varied in RSU 18, superintendent says, KJ
• 4/18/13:   Augusta City Council questions schools’ part of tax increase, KJ
• 4/18/13:   RSU 19 Adult Education classes and workshops coming up, BDN
• 4/18/13:  ‘Overwhelming’ school budget news for Belfast taxpayers, BDN
• 4/17/13:Brunswick School Board backs 6.5% budget hike,SJ
• 4/17/13:Jay hands-on science teacher honored at UMaine, SJ
• 4/17/13:Bangor dentist brings tooth care information to local schools,BDN
• 4/16/13: Skills day teaches importance of math, Bangor Daily
• 4/16/13: Portland elementary school Odyssey of the Mind team’s next challenge: $9K, The Forecaster
• 4/16/13: Ellsworth students, staff forego footwear for a day, Ellsworth Ameriacan
• 4/16/13: Portland school chief challenges teachers to ‘invest’ in budget cuts, Ellsworth American
• 4/15/13: Literacy for the digital world, Bangor Daily
• 4/15/13:  Parents sue SAD 75 for not allowing boy to wear recording device to school, Bangor Daily
• 4/15/13: Superintendent’s Notebook: Plenty of volunteer opportunities in Portland schools, The Forecaster
• 4/15/13: Interim assistant headmaster named to permanent job at GSA, Ellsworth American
• 4/15/13: Bill aims to compel districts to offer all-day kindergarten, Portland Press Herald
• 4/14/13: Telstar school air quality project full steam ahead, Sun Journal
• 4/14/13: Telstar student’s photograph chosen by Maine Learning Technology Initiative, Sun Journal
• 4/14/13: Some states dropping GED as test price spikes, Associated Press
• 4/14/13: Districts pinched by charter schools, Kennebec Journal
• 4/14/13: School districts scramble to adjust to new health insurance rates, Kennebec Journal
• 4/13/13: Medomak Valley High School students suspended after ‘sit-in’ to support teacher negotiations, Bangor Daily
• 4/12/13: Photos: Albert S. Hall School’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Day, Kennebec Journal
• 4/12/13: RSU 2 students protest LePage budget at State House, Kennebec Journal
• 4/12/13: Schenck among high schools offering in-school college courses, Bangor Daily
• 4/12/13: Police investigate alleged school bus assault in Casco, Kennebec Journal
• 4/12/13: School heartbroken by teacher’s death, Kennebec Journal
• 4/11/13: Arts Alive showcases works by Dirigo Elementary School students, Sun Journal
• 4/11/13: Six applications reviewd for RSU 10 superintendent, Sun Journal
• 4/11/13: SAD 44 OKs up to $40,000 for kindergarten iPads, Sun Journal
• 4/11/13: Longley acts as district test kitchen, Sun Journal
• 4/11/13: Superintendent residency bill gains support in Biddeford, Bangor Daily
• 4/11/13: New England Patriots lineman brings healthy message to Portland schoolchildren, Bangor Daily
• 4/11/13: Midcoast school leader hired by Rangeley, Bangor Daily
• 4/11/13: Bangor police demonstrate bomb-defusing robot for middle school students, Bangor Daily
• 4/11/13: Student organizes rally against education cuts Friday at Maine State House, Bangor Daily
• 4/11/13: Democrats assail LePage plan to give Maine schools grades of A through F, Bangor Daily
• 4/11/13: South Portland council demands school budget data, The Forecaster
• 4/11/13: Cape Elizabeth school budget includes all-day kindergarten trial, The Forecaster
• 4/11/13: Attendees at Monmouth hearing largely against RSU 2 withdraw, Kennebec Journal
• 4/11/13:   Mexico students relate outdoor survival to reading, writing, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Art student to participate in SkillsUSA National Championship in June, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Pilot project between CMMC and SAD 44 in the works, SJ
• 4/11/13:   RSU 73′s first budget vote passes, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Greenhouse window vandalized at Mt. Blue High School, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Proposed RSU 9 budget up 1.7 percent, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Mt. Blue students present research projects, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Pratt hired as RSU 78 superintendent, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Three more early relase days added to next school year, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Mars project takes first place at Jay school science fair, SJ
• 4/11/13:   Kindergarten or security upgrades? For 2013-14, Gorham chooses security, PPH
• 4/11/13:   Berwick crash kills special-ed teacher, PPH
• 4/11/13:   SAD 74 seeks increase in proposed budget, KJ
• 4/11/13:   LePage proposes $3 million school-oversight office, KJ
• 4/11/13:   Rockland to feel bite from school budget, BDN
• 4/11/13:   Exploration Summer Program awards scholarship to Northern Maine students, BDN
• 4/11/13:   $180,000 membrane might help Schenck High avoid $2.1 million roof repair, BDN
• 4/10/13: Parents want answers after 3 bomb threats in recent weeks at Guilford schools, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: Piscataquis Secondary School closed Tuesday due to bomb threat, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: Procedural errors push back Schenck High School vote, Bagor Daily News
• 4/10/13: Bill would give entirety of state’s Oxford Casino profits to schools, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: Family of 7-year-old boy with autism seeks return of his lost iPad, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: SAD 22 member towns vote to add Frankfort to the fold, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: Proposal would make all Maine districts, not just local ones, responsible for charter school funding, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: LePage proposes taking money from education aid for legal defense, Bangor Daily News
• 4/10/13: Portland charter school, ousted founder settle legal dispute, Portland Press Herald
• 4/10/13: Students in Biddeford gain new experience: Success, Portland Press Herald
• 4/10/13: Teachers at hearing decry plan to cut Portland jobs, Portland Press Herald
• 4/10/13: Mt. Blue superintendent pitches $29.4M budget, Morning Sentinel
• 4/10/13: Pittsfield teacher surprised with music Educator of the Year award, Kennebec Journal
• 4/10/13: RSU 11 teachers get pay hikes under new 2-year labor deal, Kennebec Journal
• 4/10/13: Maine panel works on revised charter school funding, Kennebec Journal
• 4/9/13: RSU 16 names Meserve as next superintendent, Sun Journal
• 4/8/13: Oxford Casino revenue eyed for K-12 education, Sun Journal
• 4/8/13: Dirigo High School top students set high goals, Sun Journal
• 4/8/13: Area students receive MPA Principal’s Award, Ellsworth American
• 4/8/13: Messalonskee robotics club wins state meet, heads to national event, Morning Sentinel
• 4/8/13: Lawmakers reject LePage plan for $1M charter school defense fund, Kennebec Journal
• 4/8/13: Wardens share appreciation for Maine outdoors with Belgrade students, Kennebec Journal
• 4/8/13: Vote allows Portland charter school to proceed, Kennebec Journal
• 4/8/13: Give charter schools chance to learn, grow, Bangor Daily
• 4/8/13: Embattled Baxter Academy wins approval, praise from charter school commission, Bangor Daily
• 4/8/13: South Portland eyes Sacopee Valley principal to replace abruptly resigning high school administrator, Bangor Daily
• 4/8/13: State steps in to approve East Millinocket students attending Millinocket schools next year, Bangor Daily
• 4/8/13: Brewer school budget reduces staff cuts from 24 to 6, but asks city for $1.2 million more, Bangor Daily
• 4/8/13: SAD 55 educator to become South Portland High School principal, Falmouth Forecaster
• 4/8/13: Charter panel expected to vote on Baxter school today, Kennebec Journal
• 4/8/13: Lawmakers spike plan for $1M legal defense fund for charter schools, Kennebec Journal
• 4/8/13: Eighth-grader wins 2013 State Geographic Bee, Bangor Daily News
• 4/8/13: Letters to the editor: Mayor seeks to disband charter schools, Portland Press Herald
• 4/8/13: Abstinence-only classes waste of time, money, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: Auburn’s Tom Kendall working on a plan for new high school, elementary campus, Sun Journal
• 4/7/13: Hermon High School Treble Makers ‘Gold’ at State Show Choir Competition, Bangor Daily News
• 4/7/13: Gun-toting NRA security guards soon a common sight at schools?, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: Pay-to-play excludes kids who benefit from sports, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: Unlink charter school funds from public schools, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: RSU 38 budget packs 4.4 percent increase, but additional cuts sought, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: Maranacook principal to step down at year’s end, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: Sappi donates $100K to UMaine scholarship fund, Kennebec Journal
• 4/7/13: RSU 2 withdrawal agreement set for Monmouth hearing Wednesday, Kennebec Journal
• 4/6/13: Eustis school withdrawal agreement outlined, Sun Journal
• 4/6/13: Kids meet tech in robotics competition in Lewiston, Sun Journal
• 4/6/13: Teenagers set to pitch business plans in Lewiston, Sun Journal
• 4/6/13: Unjust layoffs, (Letter to the Editor), Bangor Daily News
• 4/6/13: South Berwick school district weeds through greatest needs in effort to shrink budget, Bangor Daily News
• 4/6/13: ‘Winter vomiting disease’ outbreak blamed for 28% absentee rate at East Millinocket schools, Bangor Daily News
• 4/6/13: Issue of choice at heart of charter school plan, Kennebec Journal
• 4/6/13: SAD 54 chief says Cornville, Fairfield charter schools gouging budget, Kennebec Journal
• 4/5/13: LePage honors six Teacher of the Year finalists, Kennebec Journal
• 4/4/13: Expelled student charged in Maine school fire, AP Wire
• 4/4/13: On-campus living may not stay free for charter school’s students, Kennebec Journal
• 4/4/13: Maine House: School superintedents can live anywhere, Portland Press Herald
• 4/4/13: House gives first OK to superintendent residency bill, Kennebec Journal
• 4/4/13: Westbrook High School cat becomes a star in national media, Bangor Daily
• 4/4/13:   Another View: Portland public schools already offer advanced science and math, PPH
• 4/4/13:   Gorham residents advocate all-day kindergarten, PPH
• 4/4/13:   RSU 18 budget outlook getting better, KJ
• 4/4/13:   Millinocket schools continue effort to build China program, BDN
• 4/4/13:   Harpswell charter school faces funding, legislative hurdles, BDN
• 4/4/13:   Brewer girls expand career horizons at UMaine symposium, BDN
• 4/4/13:   State won’t immediately investigate drama-plagued Portland charter school, BDN
• 4/4/13:   RSU 40 teachers plan work protest to highlight lack of new contract, BDN
• 4/4/13:   Girl charged with terrorizing aftr bomb threat found written on wll, BDN
• 4/3/13:Falmouth school needs new roof, heating system,The Forecaster
• 4/3/13:Proponents seek budget wall around SAD 75 Chinese program,The Forecaster
• 4/3/13:Scarborough High School academic decathletes prepare for the national stage,The Forecaster
• 4/3/13:Hudson voters elect selectmen, school board members,BDN
• 4/3/13:Students issued warning after brawl in Maine cemetery,PPH
• 4/2/13: Freeport teacher to head Portland charter school, The Forecaster
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• 3/31/13: NYA, Montessori school OK ‘dream’ merger, Portland Press Herald
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• 3/1/13: 20 positions cut as public clamors for bare-bones SAD 60 budget, Bangor Daily
• 3/1/13: Deciding whether it’s a snow day, Sun Journal
• 3/1/13: State school cuts could cost $532k, Ellsworth American
• 2/28/13: Police investigate egging at Mallett School in Farmington, Sun Journal
• 2/28/13: Language in LePage budget revives debate over school choice vouchers, Sun Journal
• 2/28/13: Penobscot Community School secretary wins statewide honor , Ellsworth American
• 2/28/13: MSAD 58 directors consider pre-K, more principals, Daily Bulldog
• 2/28/13: Fate of Bonny Eagle principal rests with board vote, Portland Press Herald
• 2/28/13: Biddeford High School principal resigns, Portland Press Herald
• 2/28/13: Language in LePage budget revives debate over school choice vouchers, Sun Journal
• 2/28/13: Cost of Brunswick school upgrades could top $21M, Bangor Daily
• 2/28/13: Lincoln schools on security alert after student reports parental abuse, Bangor Daily
• 2/28/13:   RSU10 continues budget request review, SJ
• 2/28/13:   District looking at nearly a wash for subsidy increase, state retirement costs, SJ
• 2/28/13:   Biddeford college student’s passion for life inspired others, PPH
• 2/28/13:   Uninvited school visits earn Oakland man crimincal trespass warning and littering charge, KJ
• 2/28/13:   Winthrop school board hears voters; district to host public forums, KJ
• 2/28/13:   Homeschoolers throughout central Maine set to perform Shakespeare, KJ
• 2/28/13:   Car collides with school bus in Lebanon, BDN
• 2/28/13:   SMCC to review bomb threat response in face of criticism, BDN
• 2/28/13:    WS cake-baking fundraiser in support of the Liberian Education Fund, BDN
• 2/28/13:    Penobscot, Piscataquis and Hancock county leaders to weigh impact of Gov. LePage’s proposed budget at Hampden meeting, BDN 
• 2/27/13:RSU 1 plans public meetings before referendum,The Forecaster
• 2/27/13:One student expelled, one suspended for school break-in, thefts,SJ
• 2/27/13:Voters to consider 49 articles at town meeting,SJ
• 2/27/13:Benton company awarded contract for school grounds, lawns,SJ
• 2/27/13:School building proceeds, term changes up for discussion,SJ
• 2/27/13:RSU 73 board wraps up first review of proposed 2013-14 budget,SJ
• 2/27/13;RSU 9 board to interview finalist for superintendent,SJ
• 2/27/13:Rockland area residents discuss school safety,BDN
• 2/27/13:Argument at Bangor High School leads to smashed windshield, charge,BDN
• 2/27/13:Conn. school, under pressure, OKs anti-gay shirt,PPH
• 2/27/13:‘Very difficult decisions’: Portland schools mull cuts,PPH
• 2/27/13:School parking lot on Waterville planners’ agenda,MS
• 2/27/13:Anson school bus accident involves students from two districts,MS
• 2/27/13:Central Maine schools, highway workers, CMP prepare for storm,KJ
• 2/26/13: Maine’s graduation rate rises for the 3rd straight year, Portland Press Herald
• 2/25/13: RSU 10 principals make budget presentations, Sun Journal
• 2/25/13: RSU 16 schools to get increase in state aid, Sun Journal
• 2/25/13: Lewiston school board rejects redistricting, Sun Journal
• 2/25/13: Portland students relocated thanks to leaky roof, Portland Press Herald
• 2/25/13: Legislators call LePage’s low-income, private-school voucher program a backdoor move, Kennebec Journal
• 2/25/13: Lawmakers question plan to shift schools’ retirement costs, Kennebec Journal
• 2/25/13: Initiative aims to increase Portland’s high school graduation rate, prepare students for careers, Bangor Daily
• 2/25/13: North Berwick Elementary students celebrate 100 days of school with 3,400-item donation to food pantry, Bangor Daily
• 2/25/13: Top 10 highest high school graduation rates and 10 lowest rates in Maine, Bangor Daily
• 2/25/13: Maine high school graduation rate up for third year in a row, Bangor Daily
• 2/25/13: Rich Lowry: Study disputes Obama claim for education, Sun Journal
• 2/25/13: Letters to the editor: Early education doesn’t bear fruit, Portland Press Herald
• 2/24/13: Vote set for Lewiston student redistricting, Sun Journal
• 2/24/13: Maine faces $5 million in federal education cuts under sequester threat, Kennebec Journal
• 2/23/13: Bus driver gets 160 year for raping autistic boys unable to communicate in Maine, NH, Bangor Daily News
• 2/23/13: State releases preliminary school funding amounts for next year, Bangor Daily News
• 2/22/13: Auburn committtee gets advice on planning new high school, Sun Journal
• 2/21/13: Waterford school director leaving post, Sun Journal
• 2/21/13: RSU 9 superintendent search ‘going well’, Sun Journal
• 2/21/13: New alternative program helping Lewiston students boost grades, attendance, Sun Journal
• 2/21/13: Legislative committee leaves superintendent’s residency up to municipalities, Kennebec Journal
• 2/21/13: Why is academic writing so poor?, Bangor Daily
• 2/21/13: Gun safety training for Maine public schools shot down in committee, Bangor Daily
• 2/21/13:   Letters to the editor: An educated country is a secure country, PPH
• 2/21/13:   Nazi incident may lead to anti-bias program at Maine school, PPH
• 2/21/13:   Maine teachers: Loosen restraint rule, KJ
• 2/21/13:   East Millinocket school board member wants voters to decide on all Schenck repairs at once, BDN
• 2/20/13:VHS makes bold return in Bath school’s 1-act play, The Forecaster
• 2/20/13:Brunswick students score 100, The Forecaster
• 2/20/13:Final girder ‘beamed up’ at South Portland High School,The Forecaster
• 2/20/13:School board enters $1.2 million contract for pellet-boiler system, SJ
• 2/20/13:Edward Little building committee to hear from South Portland superintendent Thursday, SJ
• 2/20/13:School food vendors peddle new offerings, ideas at Nokomis trade show,KJ
• 2/20/13:Fairfield school trespasser’s court hearing moved to March 27,KJ
• 2/20/13:Rich-poor school spending divide hurts children, federal report finds,KJ
• 2/20/13:Hearing today on bill to loosen limits on classroom ‘restraint’,KJ
• 2/19/13: New ‘Survivor’ season features Cumberland high school grad, The Forecaster
• 2/18/13: RSU 9 faces budget dilemmas, Sun Journal
• 2/18/13: Superintendent’s Notebook: Tackling real-world problems makes learning come alive, The Forecaster
• 2/18/13: Monmouth school gets dads to volunteer, Portland Press Herald
• 2/18/13: Rule hits Biddeford schools chief where he lives, Portland Press Herald
• 2/18/13: RSU 2 stakeholders gather to protest impact of state budget on schools, Kennebec Journal
• 2/17/13: Dirigo students enjoy Winter Fun Day, Sun Journal
• 2/17/13: Principal search to look inward, Ellsworth American
• 2/17/13: Maine Teacher of the Year nominees announced, Boston Globe
• 2/17/13: Proposed Bangor charter school linked to Turkish imam, Portland Press Herald
• 2/16/13: SMHS students celebrate Winter Carnival Week, Sun Journal
• 2/16/13: Portland Schools to make $870,089 in spending cuts , Portland Press Herald
• 2/16/13: Children’s book leads to lessons about bullying, Portland Press Herald
• 2/16/13: COMMENTARY: Standardized testing focus impairs Common Core implementation, Kennebec Journal
• 2/15/13: High School administration costs, Ellsworth American
• 2/15/13: Proposed RSU 73 budget slightly less than current year, Sun Journal
• 2/15/13: Montello fourth-graders make history come alive, Sun Journal
• 2/15/13: Auburn 4th-graders offer ‘gift to the community’, Sun Journal
• 2/14/13: Principal stands on his record at Scarborough High School, The Forecaster
• 2/14/13: Oakland students give touching farewell to long-time resource officer, Kennebec Journal
• 2/14/13: Two Augusta area teachers among those in the running for state honor, Kennebec Journal
• 2/14/13: Early childhood education expansion would benefit Maine children, say school officials, Kennebec Journal
• 2/14/13: Two Newport-based Regional School Unit 19 teachers nominated for state award, Kennebec Journal
• 2/14/13: Maine Teacher of the Year nominees announced, Kennebec Journal
• 2/14/13: School bus rear-ended by tow truck in Standish, Bangor Daily
• 2/14/13: Questions surround South Portland High School principal’s surprise resignation, Bangor Daily
• 2/14/13: Man accused of threatening children at Portland elementary school, Bangor Daily
• 2/14/13: Millinocket trying to steal students, East Millinocket superintendent claims, Bangor Daily
• 2/14/13: Belfast teacher charged with furnishing pot to students, Bangor Daily
• 2/14/13: Hearing focuses on legislation to require gun education at Maine’s public high schools, Bangor Daily
• 2/14/13:    Dixfield Withdrawal Committee takes a first look at a draft agreement, SJ
• 2/14/13:    Oxford Hills School Board to vote on $1.5 million renovations funds, SJ
• 2/14/13:    Rangeley board flexible in its search for top administrators, SJ
• 2/14/13:    Proposed RSU 52 budget up 2 percent, SJ
• 2/14/13:    Maine ahead of nation in pre-K programs, but far from universal, SJ
• 2/14/13:    New site gives college data at a slick, SJ
• 2/14/13:    Letters to the editor: LePage misuses his time with students, PPH
• 2/14/13:    Augusta school board votes to convert Cony, technical center to natural gas, MS
• 2/14/13:    Portland man accused of threatening to shoot school kids, PPH 
• 2/14/13:    Sappi invests $100K to strengthen science and math education in Maine, BDN
• 2/14/13:    Newport, Plymouth residents hear need for loan from RSU 19 superintendent, BDN 
• 2/13/2013:Roxbury board OK’s school withdrawal committee,SJ
• 2/13/2013:Proposed shutdown at RSU 19 may cost district more money,BDN
• 2/13/2013:Hermon panel digging into school security issues,BDN
• 2/13/2013:Greely students remorseful after ‘Hitler’ photo,PPH
• 2/13/2013:Mt. Blue taxpayers will take on burden of state shortfalls, superintendent says,KJ
• 2/13/2013:RSU 18 opponents agree more involvement is needed in budget process,KJ
• 2/12/13: D. Brooks and A. Ward: Stopping crime through education, Sun Journal
• 2/11/13: Area school superintendents respond to governor’s speech, Sun Journal
• 2/11/13: School Board faces negative feedback at redistricting hearing, Sun Journal
• 2/11/13: Bill would loosen residency requirements for school superintendents, Kennebec Journal
• 2/11/13: Politics & Other Mistakes: School for fools, Daily Bulldog
• 2/11/13: Spanning academic achievement and political accord, Bangor Daily
• 2/11/13: Rockland high schools will start classes half an hour later, says superintendent
• 2/10/13: Should Lewiston schools redistrict?, Sun Journal
• 2/10/13: Millinocket schools offer to accept East Millinocket students, Bangor Daily News
• 2/10/13: Closing school for weather: The anatomy of a decision, Bangor Daily News
• 2/10/13: Portland public schools to hold classes Monday, Portland Press Herald
• 2/10/13: Band endowment strikes sour note between Fairfield Town Council, school officials, Kennebec Journal
• 2/7/13: Maine Lobster Festival donates to Oceanside HS East Backpack Program, Bangor Daily
• 2/7/13: Deer Isle-Stonington High School improves from 57% graduation rate to 94%, Bangor Daily
• 2/7/13: Orrington principal’s contract not renewed, Bangor Daily
• 2/7/13: Proposal to post armed officers in Hermon schools gets mixed reactions, Bangor Daily
• 2/7/13: Lawmaker wants future school funding cuts to include charter, private academies, Bangor Daily
• 2/7/13: Falmouth schools seek more flexibility for drug offenses, Portland Press Herald
• 2/7/13: Changes to school funding formula could have consequences, Kennebec Journal
• 2/7/13: Maine, Chinese schools form sister-school tie, Kennebec Journal
• 2/7/13:   Fire science and metal trades instructors describe their programs, SJ
• 2/7/13:   Options presented for Oxford Hills Middle School buildings, SJ
• 2/7/13:   Region 9 board tours vocational programs, SJ
• 2/7/13:   Franklin County spellers compete for regional bee, SJ
• 2/7/13:   Longley students share love with community valentines, SJ
• 2/7/13:   LePage’s education proposal called ‘simplistic’, PPH
• 2/7/13:   One student finds room to grow at sciences academy, MS
• 2/7/13:   A-F school grading system faces criticism, KJ
• 2/7/13:   LePage looking to require schools to pay for students’ remedial college courses, KJ
• 2/7/13:   Maine’s top two youth volunteers selected in 18th annual national awards program, BDN
• 2/7/13:   Parents, educators, police address bullying at Dover-Foxcroft school, BDN
• 2/7/13:   Some LePage education goals lauded, others called ‘crazy’, BDN
• 2/6/13:Two Telstar students expelled,SJ
• 2/6/13:Lewiston parents ask for neighborhood schools,SJ
• 2/6/13:Two students summoned, one expelled for Stearns fight, officials say,BDN
• 2/6/13:Brewer awarded another $2.7 million Quality School Construction bond, BDN
• 2/6/13:RSU 19 would enter ‘uncharted territory’ if it defaults on loan, attorney says, BDN
• 2/6/13:Maine high court upholds Hebron Academy tax exemption , KJ
• 2/5/13: Eliot man, former music teacher, facing child porn charges, Bangor Daily
• 2/5/13: Maine’s reading, math scores flatline, Portland Press Herald
• 2/4/13: SAD 17 budget numbers ‘still muddy’, Sun Journal
• 2/4/13: Lewiston school officials, parents to discuss plans for Martel, Sun Journal
• 2/4/13: Tuesday: Redistricting plans discussed at Martel, long-range plans would close Martel, Sun Journal
• 2/4/13: Gorham High eyes at least $11 million in renovations, Portland Press Herald
• 2/4/13: Maine students show improvement in writing; no change in reading, math, Kennebec Journal
• 2/4/13: SAD 59 chief doubts speedy Athens withdrawal from district, Kennebec Journal
• 2/4/13: Scarborough High School principal abruptly resigns, Bangor Daily
• 2/4/13: Maine students’ test scores remain flat, Bangor Daily
• 2/4/13: Public school workers’ health plan teams with wellness company, Bangor Daily
• 2/4/13: Letter: Quality education depends on people, not classrooms, The Forecaster
• 2/4/13: Letter: LePage funding plan supports education, The Forecaster
• 2/4/13: Tuesday: Plans to close Martel Elementary School to be discussed, Sun Journal
• 2/4/13: Poor teachers?, Bangor Daily News
• 2/4/13: Ill-prepared teachers, Bangor Daily News
• 2/4/13: Edward Little teacher going to Kazakhstan, Bangor Daily News
• 2/4/13: John Bapst Senior Back to Carnegie Hall for a Second Round, Bangor Daily News
• 2/3/13: Engineering a ‘snowcano’ in Bethel, Sun Journal
• 2/3/13: ‘No-drama’ alternative program engages once at-risk high school students in Winthrop, Kennebec Journal
• 2/2/13: Lewiston intervention program keeps expelled students in school, Sun Journal
• 2/2/13: Fight for more, better early education programs in Maine, Bangor Daily News
• 2/2/13: AOS 66 school board member criticized for reposting video of Stearns fight, Bangor Daily News
• 2/2/13: 2 school buses involved in accident in Hanover; at least one student hurt, Bangor Daily News
• 2/2/13: Schools to vie in robotics championship, Kennebec Journal
• 2/2/13: Gardiner robotics team prepares for statewide ‘bot battle in April, Kennebec Journal
• 2/2/13: SAD 54 plans to tighten security at all eight schools, Kennebec Journal
• 2/2/13: SAD 49 policy to clarify copyright issues for teachers, Kennebec Journal
• 2/2/13: Gov. LePage visits Winslow school to celebrate Community Day, Bangor Daily News
• 2/1/13: Pension cost shift worries Cape Elizabeth school officials, The Forecaster
• 2/1/13: Stargazing in Buckfield, Sun Journal
• 2/1/13: Crisis time: How Maine can help remedy its child psychiatrist shortage, Bangor Daily News
• 2/1/13: Rockland area school district to phase out lower-level education technicians, Bangor Daily News
• 2/1/13: RSU 19 board will send $2.8 million loan out for vote, Bangor Daily News
• 2/1/13: RSU 19 superintendent discusses schedule, options for final loan attempt, Bangor Daily News
• 2/1/13: Maine Job Corps centers stop taking new students after enrollment freeze, Bangor Daily News
• 2/1/13: Winslow students sending hand-made love to veterans oversees, Morning Sentinel

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• 1/31/13:   Committee seeks agreement to keep Dirigo High School open, SJ
• 1/31/13:   Middle school student pens book on being successful, SJ
• 1/31/13:   Scholarships Available for Students in Veterinary Science or Animal Welfare Fields, BDN
• 1/31/13:   Education official says Oxford Casino money will go to schools, but not this year, BDN
• 1/31/13:   SAD 63 hiring substitutes so teachers can work on evaluation pilot program, BDN
• 1/31/13:   Democratic majority on education panel wants charter school to share in cuts, BDN
• 1/31/13:   RSU 19 board will send $2.8 million loan out for vote, BDN  
• 1/30/13: Yarmouth schools face revenue-gap challenge, The Forecaster
• 1/30/13: Freeport students deliver the goods: Supplies get to storm-damaged NY schools, The Forecaster
• 1/30/13: SAD 44 responds to Andover withdrawal plan, Sun Journal
• 1/30/13: Camden children’s author visits Bath school to launch annual reading program, Bangor Daily News
• 1/30/13: Students team with professionals to weatherize Brunswick group home, Bangor Daily News
• 1/30/13: Attorneys outline consequences if Newport-area schools default on loan obligations, Bangor Daily News
• 1/30/13: RSU 19 superintendent recommends districtwide shutdown if loan fails a third time, Bangor Daily News
• 1/30/13: Education official says Oxford Casino money will go to schools, but not this year, Bangor Daily News
• 1/30/13: Westbrook teacher accused of sex assault free on bail, Portland Press Herald
• 1/29/13:   RSU 10 delays start of budget development, SJ
• 1/29/13:   School resource officer position to go before voters, SJ
• 1/29/13:   Webster: LePage wants to send casino money to private schools, SJ
• 1/29/13:   RSU 9 committee working to increase healty food, drink choices, SJ
• 1/29/13:   MEA protests use of student scores for teacher evaluations, SJ
• 1/29/13:   Maine Democrats take aim at virtual charter schools, PPH
• 1/29/13:   Bills set stage for Dems vs. LePage battles, PPH
• 1/29/13:   Teachers balk at new performance evaluation standard’s reliance on test scores, KJ
• 1/29/13:   St. George selectmen start school district withdrawal process, BDN
• 1/29/13:   LePage, companies launch effort to interest kids in manufacturing careers, BDN
• 1/29/13:   Charter schools, fireworks, guns popular subjects for legislation, BDN
• 1/29/13:   Frankfort school system shuffle picking up steam, BDN
• 1/29/13:   Maine teachers don’t want student achievement to play big part in their evaluations, BDN  
• 1/28/13: Middle schoolers launch reading competition, Sun Journal
• 1/28/13: Our View: Arming teachers wrong response to gun violence, Kennebec Journal
• 1/28/13: Costa Rica students enjoy Farmington snow, chance to immerse themselves in English, Kennebec Journal
• 1/28/13: Autistic students coming home to Winthrop Grade School, Kennebec Journal
• 1/28/13: Teachers flip for ‘flipped learning’ class model, Kennebec Journal
• 1/26/13: Leadership Team aims to make transition easier for students, Sun Journal
• 1/26/13: Maine’s children struggle with psychiatrist shortage, Sun Journal
• 1/26/13: Millinocket high school fight ends with suspensions, possible expulsions, Bangor Daily News
• 1/26/13: Time to wrap up the investigation of Bangor assistant superintendent, Bangor Daily News
• 1/26/13: RSU 18 hope is for less rancor, even as divisions over school budget grow, Kennebec Journal
• 1/26/13: Winslow struggles with fate of aging, but beloved, junior high school building, Kennebec Journal
• 1/25/13: RSU 73 delays start of budget process, waits for state Legislature decisions, Sun Journal
• 1/25/13: City continues to hone ELHS replacement costs, Sun Journal
• 1/25/13: Ways to reduce the cost of a Maine education, Bangor Daily News
• 1/25/13: Girl attacked at Millinocket school ‘kind of happy’ fight was recorded, Bangor Daily News
• 1/25/13: Belfast, Searsport teachers contract ratified, Bangor Daily News
• 1/25/13: National group gives Maine D+ for teacher training, Bangor Daily News
• 1/25/13: State lawmakers introduce bill requiring gun-safety courses in public schools, Bangor daily News
• 1/25/13: Superintendents call LePage’s school aid push a ‘gimmick’, Bangor Daily News
• 1/25/13: Costs mounting as Bangor School Department continues to investigate test violations, Bangor Daily News
• 1/25/13: Enact LePage idea about fifth yearof high school, Kennebec Journal
• 1/25/13: Foundation shares common-sense ways to grade teachers fairly, Kennebec Journal
• 1/24/13:   SAD 44 negotiations committee appointed, SJ
• 1/24/13:   Rangeley board accepts transfer of school’s deed, SJ
• 1/24/13:   Fourth-graders to share artwork, SJ
• 1/24/13:   Nine applications for a new superintendent to be screened, SJ
• 1/24/13:   State government trip, SJ
• 1/24/13:   Maine lawmaker proposes arming teachers, SJ
• 1/24/13:   Committee favors new Edward Little High School, SJ
• 1/24/13:    Letters to the Editor: LePage out of touch on public education, PPH
• 1/24/13:   Mt. Blue school board begins reviewing candidates for superintendent, KJ
• 1/24/13:   Milford school officials get down to business during meeting monitored by county depuies, BDN
• 1/24/13:   RSU 19 superintendent recommends plan to reduce next year’s budget, BDN
• 1/24/13:   Police investigate fight between three girls at Stearns High School that left one with eye, nose injuries, BDN
• 1/22/13:   RSU 10 students get college scholarships, SJ
• 1/22/13:   Working: Childens librarian encourages exploration, SJ
• 1/22/13:   Proposed Harpswell charter school draws heavy support from community, BDN
• 1/22/13:   Maine residents revolting against rising education costs as enrollment shrinks, BDN
• 1/22/13:   Portland children learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life through art, theater and music, BDN
• 1/22/13:   Augusta schools look to promote current staffers to new jobs, KJ
• 1/22/13:   With no strife or animosity, Winslow High School principal resigns, KJ
• 1/22/13:  State’s taking of Wabanaki children discussed at MLK Day breakfast, KJ  
• 1/20/13:   Mt. Blue high school complex nears end of $60 million expansion, renovation
• 1/19/13:   After 47 years, Cornville school bus driver hands in his keys, KJ
• 1/18/13:  Auburn students going to Obama’s inauguration, Bangor Daily
• 1/18/13: Students create art wall at EL in Auburn, Sun Journal
• 1/18/13: Operator of Web charter schools gets a bad grade, Portland Press Herald
• 1/17/13: Dartmouth ending Advanced Placement credit , Kennebec Journal
• 1/17/13: Cape Elizabeth schools installing buzzer systems, other security measures, The Forecaster
• 1/17/13:   Dixfield school withdrawal panel reconsiders effort, SJ
• 1/17/13:   SAD 17 board sees Paris portable classrooms as security risk, SJ
• 1/17/13:   RSU 73 residents approve $1.8 million construction project, SJ
• 1/17/13:   Special education staff added at Rowe School, SJ
• 1/17/13:   Report: Maine grads more ready for college than others, PPH
• 1/17/13:   Madison to raze aging junior high school, MS
• 1/17/13:   SAD 49 weighing beefed up security, KJ
• 1/17/13:   Take Your first SAT in March Before Mandatory May Testing, BDN
• 1/17/13:   RSU 19 loan request denied by voters for a second time, BDN
• 1/17/13:   RSU 19 superintendent won’t rule out a third vote on loan for school district, BDN
• 1/17/13:   Pair of Hermon businessmen want armed police posted in local schools, BDN
• 1/16/2013:SAD 17 board sees Paris portable classrooms as security risk,SJ
• 1/16/2013:RSU 73 voters approve $1.8M school renovation work,SJ
• 1/16/2013:St. George should start school district withdrawal, panel says,BDN
• 1/15/2013:Houlton councilors urge SAD 29 to help them avoid tax increase,BDN
• 1/16/2013:Maine 13-year-old charged following school death threat, PPH
• 1/16/2013:Maine schools take action to tighten building security,PPH
• 1/15/13: RSU 16 freezes discretionary spending, Sun Journal
• 1/14/13: School lunch changes: Are Maine students or the trash getting more fruits and vegetables?, Sun Journal
• 1/14/13: LePage flat-funds education in proposed budget riddled with cuts, Sun Journal
• 1/14/13: RSU 10 announces money-saving measures, Sun Journal
• 1/14/13: Home-building program gives Bath-area trades students a hands-on, ‘fun’ start on careers, Bangor Daily
• 1/14/13: Vocational students get on the job training in Bath, Bangor Daily
• 1/14/13: Former Student Promotes Service and Learning, Ellsworth American
• 1/14/13: Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland’s public high schools offer many ‘Pathways to Success’, Falmouth Forecaster
• 1/14/13: Our View: LePage’s anti-public school bias is showing, Portland Press Herald
• 1/14/13: It’s a new game for high school coaches, Portland Press Herald
• 1/13/13: Timeline for SMHS project announced, Sun Journal
• 1/13/13: RSU 73 residents to vote on project Tuesday, Sun Journal
• 1/13/13: Jay teens, robot tackle disk-tossing task, Sun Journal
• 1/13/13: RSU 19’s cash problems are revenue shortfalls, Bangor Daily News
• 1/13/13: School lunch changes: Are Maine students or the trash getting more fruits and vegetables?, Bangor Daily News
• 1/13/13: Fayette forms committee to explore AOS 97 withdrawal, Kennebec Journal
• 1/13/13: Educators worried about upcoming GED test changes, Kennebec Journal
• 1/12/13: Auburn students learn welding in new program, Sun Journal
• 1/12/13: Dover-Foxcroft community comes together to help student fighting cancer, Bangor Daily News
• 1/12/13: Washington County computer training program gets boost from grant, Bangor Daily News
• 1/12/13: Down East computer training program to showcase efforts at national conference, Bangor Daily News
• 1/12/13: ‘Severe’ flu and stomach bug hitting Maine hard; some schools seeing 40 percent of students absent, Bangor Daily News
• 1/12/13: Letters to the editor: School rankings math doesn’t add up, Portland Press Herald
• 1/12/13: Massachusetts law has new fingerprint rules, Portland Press Herald
• 1/12/13: SAD 54 expects big savings from federally funded wood pellet boiler in Skowhegan, Kennebec Journal
• 1/11/13: Bill Nemitz: LePage’s charges on charters off the charts, Portland Press Herald
• 1/10/13: RSU 73 to hire high school assistant principal/athletic director, Sun Journal
• 1/10/13: McMahon parents unhappy with redistricting, grill superintendent, Sun Journal
• 1/10/13: School Practices Safety Lockdown, Ellsworth American
• 1/10/13: Man subdued, arrested after refusing to leave Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Kennebec Journal
• 1/10/13: Fifth time’s the charm: Lincoln-area voters finally pass school budget, Bangor Daily
• 1/10/13: Judge grants Bath the right to intervene in West Bath’s $1.9M lawsuit against school district, Bangor Daily
• 1/10/13: Parents of special needs students say they’re ‘targets’ of proposed Brunswick classroom visit limits, Bangor Daily
• 1/10/13: RSU 19 wants to move forward with new school projects, Bangor Daily
• 1/10/13:  County schools weighing impact of curtailment losses, Bangor Daily
• 1/10/13:   Learning career skills to be best in class, SJ
• 1/10/13:   Portland school officials eye emergency funds to cover LePage cuts, PPH
• 1/10/13:   Group claims Cony High School students not getting needed health services, KJ
• 1/10/13:   LePage blasts charter school commission, teachers union, KJ
• 1/10/13:   Portland, Biddeford school officials laud new grant awards after state rescinded previous round, BDN
• 1/10/13:   Lincoln-area schools to make fifth try at passing budget, BDN
• 1/10/13:   Ellsworth, Bucksport area school districts freeze spending in face of state cuts, BDN
• 1/10/13:   LePage charter school proposal to reignite legislative debate over school funding, BDN
• 1/10/13:   Education head sees ‘obvious problem’ in charter school approval process after 4 out of 5 rejected, BDN
• 1/10/13:   Paths forward tough for both winners and losers in charter school decisions, BDN
• 1/10/13:   Student-athletes learn to be leaders in promoting respectful, nonviolent behavior, BDN
• 1/10/13:  LePage to charter school commission members: ‘Please go away’, BDN
• 1/8/13:Oxford Hills to replace demolished school bus,SJ
• 1/9/13:Hebron students broaden interests, knowledge,SJ
• 1/8/13:RSU 9 reopens search for new superintendent,SJ
• 1/8/13:Maine’s education commissioner says efforts to consolidate will continue,SJ
• 1/8/13:Lewiston school redistricting committee rejects parents’ ideas, stays with plan,BDN
• 1/8/13:Brewer High School principal planning for disruptive renovation,BDN
• 1/8/13:Madawaska school budget passes; town manager calls it bittersweet,BDN
• 1/9/13:Augusta panel rejects 4 of 5 proposals for new charter schools,PPH
• 1/9/13:Bingham school board votes to keep Quimby Middle School open,KJ
• 1/8/2013: Teachers union balks at push for unlimited charter schools, Kennebec Journal
• 1/8/2013: Jeep rear-ends school bus carrying 13 students in Dixmont, Bangor Daily
• 1/7/2013: Portland charter school accepts applications, The Forecaster
• 1/7/2013: Schools keep eye on temperatures, take precautions for outside play times, Kennebec Journal
• 1/7/2013: Battle over Maine charter schools smoldering, Bangor Daily
• 1/7/2013: Maine education policies receive a ‘D’, Kennebec Journal
• 1/7/2013: Commission to hear application for Harpswell charter school, Kennebec Journal
• 1/6/2013: Robert Strong: Lewiston elementary school redistricting plan needs more input, Sun Journal
• 1/6/2013: Colleges should shoulder some risk of student loans, Bangor Daily News
• 1/6/2013: LePage charter school proposal to re-ignite legislative debate over school funding, Bangor Daily News
• 1/6/2013: Dads play mentor, playmate and guardian as Belgrade Central School ‘Watch DOGS’, Kennebec Journal
• 1/5/2013: LePage should work with, not against, superintendents, Bangor Daily News
• 1/5/2013: Katahdin leaders to begin pondering fate of Schenck High School, Bangor Daily News
• 1/5/2013: Inaugural parade invite has Gym Dandies riding on air, Portland Press Herald
• 1/5/2013: Job skills gap? Skeptic says factors tell another story, kennebec Journal
• 1/5/2013: Cornville charter school accepting applications for 28 new student slots, Kennebec Journal
• 1/5/2013: School district called ‘deceitful and dishonest’ by Wiscasset residents pushing for withdrawal, Bangor Daily News
• 1/4/2013: School gets new aquarium in Auburn, Sun Journal
• 1/3/2013: State to reimburse Oxford Hills for school buses, Sun Journal
• 1/3/2013: SAD 44, RSU 10 adjust to state funding cuts, Sun Journal
• 1/3/2013: RSU 73 loses 0.2 percent in state aid, Sun Journal
• 1/3/2013: Hodgdon High School students heading to Washington for inauguration, Bangor Daily
• 1/3/2013:   Region 9 selling calendars for scholarship funds, SJ
• 1/3/2013:   Fitness equipment to be auctioned by Oxford Hills School District, SJ
• 1/3/2013:   Dixfield, Withdrawal Committee holds initial meeting, SJ
• 1/3/2013:   Auburn, schools agree on purchasing policy, SJ
• 1/3/2013:   More than 30 apply to new Portland charter school, PPH
• 1/3/2013:   Cutting state subsity cuts, SAD 74 freezes 2013-14 budget, MS
• 1/3/2013:   Flurry of applications for new charter school in Portland, KJ
• 1/3/2013:   Easton students to compete in National Geographic Bee, BDN
• 1/2/2013: Tablet computers open ‘new world’ for special-needs students in Scarborough, South Portland, BDN

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 “Contact us” page.

• 12/31/2012: Concern over pesticide use at schools rises,PPH
• 12/28/12: More deep cuts, tough choices for Maine schools, Portland Press Herald
• 12/27/12: 4 years later, EL seniors read what they wrote about themselves, Sun Journal
• 12/27/12: School districts call midyear budget cuts a tough assignment, Kennebec Journal
• 12/27/12:   College student’s turtle project takes dark twist, PPH
• 12/27/12:   Wrapping up first month on job, new Bangor fire chief stresses education outreach, BDN
• 12/27/12:   LePage orders $35.5M in temporary state spending cuts, including $12.6M in school aid, BDN
• 12/26/12:‘Pot’ cookies lead to criminal charges against Cape Elizabeth students,Forecaster
• 12/25/12:Too many superintendents? More may be on the way as wave of withdrawal efforts hit Maine school districts in 2012,BDN
• 12/25/12: Concussion diagnosis, management put to the test,PPH
• 12/24/12: Heroic actions bring change in attitudes toward teachers, Kennebec Journal
• 12/23/12: Gardiner area school unit mulls switch to natural gas, wood pellets, Kennebec Journal
• 12/23/12: RSU 12 names neighbor school district official new superintendent, Kennebec Journal
• 12/23/12: Farnsworth museum, Rockland schools strive to strengthen bond between education, art, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: First Spruce Mountain Adult Education College Readiness class graduates, Daily Bulldog
• 12/21/12: Portland schools notebook: Homeless help student collect box tops, ‘Wastewater 101′ to premiere, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: Rockland officials look to improve school safety, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: Accidental fire causes Farmington high school evacuation, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: Educators, lawmakers disagree about whether armed schools are right for Maine, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: Paolucci resigns as Yarmouth school chief, accepts Mass. job, The Forecaster
• 12/21/12: Fire at high school’s tech center quickly extinguished, Daily Bulldog
• 12/21/12: Mt. View student suspended after school threat; other threats against schools not credible, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: Maine schools experimenting with Web-based math homework, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: Student’s Santa suit causes stir at Turner school, Bangor Daily
• 12/21/12: School board directors walk out during SAD 17 budget discussion, Bangor Daily
• 12/20/12: RSU 10 board welcomes student reps, Sun Journal
• 12/20/12: Foxcroft Academy to sponsor Chinese students to come study in Maine, Bangor Daily
• 12/20/12: Maine schools experimenting with Web-based math homework, Bangor Daily
• 12/20/12: Maine students perform well in American Mathematics Competition, Bangor Daily
• 12/20/12: Students put on The Gingerbread Kid Caper at Cushing School, Daily Bulldog
• 12/20/12: Brunswick board pares possible school bus garage choices, The Forecaster
• 12/20/12: Schools Review Security in Wake of CT Shootings, Ellsworth American
• 12/20/12: Head of Maine gun group calls for guns in schools, Portland Press Herald
• 12/20/12: Federal grant to enlarge Portland High health clinic, Portland Press Herald
• 12/20/12: Police: Threat to Maine schools ‘baseless’, Kennebec Journal
• 12/20/12: Police find ‘no credible threat’ to schools, Kennebec Journal
• 12/20/12:   RSU 10 sets workshops on possibly changes, SJ
• 12/20/12:   Oxford Hills superintendent’s contract up for renewal, SJ
• 12/20/12:   Voters to decide fate of deterioriating N. Yarmouth school, PPH
• 12/20/12:   Portland superintendent: Threat made against local schools, PPH
• 12/20/12:   SAD 4 superintendent to retire next year, BDN
• 12/20/12:   Student-led fundraiser produces $8,000 worth of food for needy families, BDN
• 12/20/12:   Audit spotlights previous problems in Newport-area school district, BDN
• 12/20/12:   Madawaska School Committee to vote on drastic cuts Thursday, BDN
• 12/20/12:   Superintendent: LePage’s data on number of school administrators not valid, BDN
• 12/20/12:   Police check possible threat against schools in York, Cumberland counties, BDN
• 12/19/12: Water main break closes Portland schools,BDN
• 12/19/12: RSU 38, teachers try to break impasse with renewed labor talks, KJ
• 12/18/12: Maine schools re-examine crisis plans in wake of fatal shootings in Connecticut, Sun Journal
• 12/18/12: SAD 44 to look again at school crisis plans, Sun Journal
• 12/18/12: Lewiston-Auburn parents upset schools didn’t close for snow, Bangor Daily
• 12/17/12: RSU 10 to review security, Sun Journal
• 12/17/12: RSU 73 seeks to boost security; counselors available, Sun Journal
• 12/17/12: Teenager on mission to help others be accepted, Sun Journal
• 12/17/12: RSU 25 Committee Hears Program Proposal, Ellsworth American
• 12/17/12: Nonprofit Helping Keep Music Education Alive, Ellsworth American
• 12/17/12: Maine schools try to reassure parents, children, Portland Press Herald
• 12/17/12: Schools in Maine, state officials put renewed focus on security measures, Kennebec Journal
• 12/17/12: Region’s school superintendents discuss responses to Sandy Hook school shooting, Kennebec Journal
• 12/17/12: On the Mt. Blue High School campus: Learning at their own PACE, Daily Bulldog
• 12/17/12: Portland schools increase police coverage, produce video for parents in aftermath of Conn. shooting, Bangor Daily
• 12/17/12: Parenting advice: How to answer your kids’ questions about school shootings, Bangor Daily
• 12/17/12: Maine schools reassess safety, offer counseling, Kennebec Journal
• 12/17/12: Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland High School students make a difference, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/17/12: Maine hostage horror recalled as state grapples with response, Portland Press Herald
• 12/16/12: RSU 73 receives after-school activities grant, Sun Journal
• 12/16/12: Fifth RSU 67 budget vote set for next month, Bangor Daily News
• 12/16/12: Rockland officials react to Connecticut school massacre, Bangor Daily News
• 12/15/12: Portland program gives drop-outs, troubled teens second chance at graduation, Bangor Daily News
• 12/15/12: Teacher proposes during holiday concert at Piscataquis Elementary, Bangor Daily News
• 12/15/12: Conn. school shootings hit close to home for those in Stockton Springs hostage incident, Bangor Daily News
• 12/15/12: Region reviews security after school massacre, Portland Press Herald
• 12/14/12: Police to charge 2 for Greely Middle School graffiti, Portland Press Herald
• 12/14/12: Lewiston mayor blames school crowding on welfare families , Kennebec Journal
• 12/13/12: Dirigo pupils help food pantry, Sun Journal
• 12/13/12: Students aid historical society as they scan for the ages, Sun Journal
• 12/13/12: New administrative contracts in RSU 4, Sun Journal
• 12/13/12: Brunswick School Board considers revising classroom visit rules, The Forecaster
• 12/13/12: Brunswick residents: Proposed bus garage an ‘assault’ on neighborhood, The Forecaster
• 12/13/12: South Portland schools move toward new policy to report bullying, The Forecaster
• 12/13/12: Report endorses statewide standards for Maine teacher evaluations, Kennebec Journal
• 12/13/12: School copes with first-grader’s death, Kennebec Journal
• 12/13/12: Kid power rules at Skowhegan school, Kennebec Journal
• 12/13/12: Deer Isle bus driver accused of sexually assaulting girl for four years, Bangor Daily
• 12/13/12: Bangor boy walking to school hit by truck at site of July fatality, Bangor Daily
• 12/13/12: Teacher evaluation debate centers on measuring student achievement, Bangor Daily
• 12/13/12:   Town officials to ‘brainstorm’ about SAD 17 budget, SJ
• 12/13/12:   Board enters lease agreement, superintendent prepares for state curtailment, SJ
• 12/13/12:   RSU 73 board to hire new principal, advertise for assistant principal, SJ
• 12/13/12:   Lewiston Middle School principal headed to Afghanistan, SJ
• 12/13/12:   Telstar student named Teen Who Cares, SJ
• 12/13/12:   In Cape Elizabeth pot cookies incident, number of alleged eaters grows, PPH
• 12/13/12:   AOS 92 budget stamped by member towns; 1.11 percent increase over previous spending plan, KJ
• 12/13/12:   In many Maine schools, one-fifth of students in poverty, KJ
• 12/13/12:   SAD 51 mours longtime therapy dog: ‘She gave me something to look forward to every day’, BDN
• 12/13/12:   Madawaska School Committee votes to cut jobs, hopes town will fund the positions until end of school year, BDN
• 12/12/12:  New director, same dedication at Literacy Volunteers, Daily Bulldog
• 12/12/12: Yarmouth school nominated for award, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/12/12: Residents urged to take part in Falmouth school drug policy talks, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/12/12: Yarmouth school chief weighs job offer, waits on another, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/12/12: Transportation of homeless students strains local school budgets, Bangor Daily News
• 12/12/12: Madawaska School Committee calls emergency meeting to act on budget, Bangor Daily News
• 12/12/12: Five applications submitted for RSU 9 superintendent position, Sun Journal
• 12/12/12: RSU 73 board discusses accomplishments, goals, Sun Journal
• 12/12/12: Lewiston parents complain about ‘reverse discrimination’ in redistricting plan, Sun Journal
• 12/12/12: LA Film fest to branch out with student film contest, Sun Journal
• 12/12/12: Another View: Union ‘bar exam’ for teachers may not be in students’ interest, Portland Press Herald
• 12/12/12: RSU 9 survey calls for leadership, communication from new superintendent, Kennebec Journal
• 12/12/12: Bingham official presses school board to keep Quimby Middle School open, Kennebec Journal
• 12/12/12: AOS 92 to pitch 1.1 percent budget increase at Wednesday meeting, Kennebec Journal
• 12/11/12: Asian students top math, science, reading tests , Kennebec Journal
• 12/10/12: Spruce Mountain Lego teams take home awards, Sun Journal
• 12/10/12: Rewarding positive behavior boosts school climate, Sun Journal
• 12/10/12: Longfellow School gets Blue Ribbon nod, The Forecaster
• 12/10/12: Yarmouth likely to lose its head of schools, Portland Press Herald
• 12/10/12: Augusta school board to consider Cony assistant principal as interim high school head, Kennebec Journal
• 12/10/12: 9 Cape Elizabeth HS students suspended after allegedly eating marijuana cookies, Bangor Daily
• 12/10/12: RSU 24 Announces Energy Savings Plan, Ellsworth American
• 12/9/12: Andover panel to present school withdrawal plan, Sun Journal
• 12/9/12: Dixfield Withdrawal Committee to meet in January, Sun Journal
• 12/9/12: Students collect food, Sun Journal
• 12/9/12: Lewiston parents unhappy with redistricting plans, Sun Journal
• 12/9/12: One Maine teacher’s view: Congress should vote for kids, not cuts, Bangor Daily News
• 12/9/12: Decision on Hebron Academy taxation could affect all Maine private schools, Bangor Daily News
• 12/9/12: Should a private Hebron school have to pay property taxes? Maine high court will decide, Bangor Daily News
• 12/9/12: Freeport students aiding Sandy’s Freeport, NY, victims, Portland Press Herald
• 12/8/12: Farmington run helps Mt. Blue senior raise funds for trip to teach Peruvians, Sun Journal
• 12/8/12: Criminal charges expected in Dexter hazing incident, Bangor Daily News
• 12/8/12: Presque Isle teacher says stability ball pilot project successful; data to be analyzed, Bangor Daily News
• 12/8/12: Lego competition in Augusta challenges kids, Portland Press Herald
• 12/8/12: Hebron seeks taxes from private school, Kennebec Journal
• 12/8/12: New Somerset Career & Technical Center director sets school’s sights high, Kennebec Journal
• 12/7/12: Winter fair, chili cook-off slated at Dirigo Middle School, Sun Journal
• 12/7/12: Cape Elizabeth defeats Lewiston in mock trial, Sun Journal
• 12/6/12: Students at Telstar Middle School host art fair, concert, Sun Journal
• 12/6/12: Cape Elizabeth wins state mock trial competition against Lewiston team, Sun Journal
• 12/6/12: Increasing choices and watching the budget in RSU 16, Sun Journal
• 12/6/12: Augusta City Council bans smoking at school bus stops, Kennebec Journal
• 12/6/12: Maine students’ vocabulary better than average, Kennebec Journal
• 12/6/12: RSU 67, teachers union settle prohibitive practice complaint, Bangor Daily
• 12/6/12: Rockland school locks doors because of ‘non-school-related matter’ involving a student, Bangor Daily
• 12/6/12:  MPA places Lee Academy on probation for recruitment violations, Bangor Daily
• 12/6/12:   Region 9 studying alternative heat sources, SJ
• 12/6/12:   Palermo residents vote to wtihdraw from RSU 12, KJ
• 12/6/12:   School board considers closing North Yarmouth school to save money, BDN
• 12/6/12:   Parents alarmed by proposed Brunswick school policy limiting their access to classrooms, BDN
• 12/6/12:   Madawaska school officials, teachers’ association set to meet Monday morning to discuss budget cuts, BDN
• 12/6/12:   Madawaska school committee accused of bad faith negotiations in making salary cuts, BDN
• 12/6/12:   RSU 67 board pledges to end ‘polarization and disunity’, BDN
• 12/6/12:   Parents voice anger over lax punishments in Dexter hazing incident, BDN
• 12/5/12: Hancock’s RSU Withdrawal Efforts Hit Snag, Ellsworth American
• 12/5/12: Walmart donates gift cards to teachers for school supplies, The Daily Bulldog
• 12/5/12: SAD 51 board plans Dec. 17 vote on closing North Yarmouth school, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/5/12: Student arrested after gun incident, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/5/12: Yarmouth school superintendent a finalist for job in Massachusetts, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/5/12: Anti-Semitic graffiti left at Cumberland school, Falmouth Forecaster
• 12/5/12: SAD 17 assessments expected to take big jump, directors told, Sun Journal
• 12/5/12: Sabattus-area schools face nearly $500,000 ‘bombshell’ lunch bill, Sun Journal
• 12/5/12: Lewiston schools freeze spending, Sun Journal
• 12/5/12: Lewiston teachers to get 2.8 percent raises in new contract, Sun Journal
• 12/5/12: Broadening skills: Lincoln trade school, businesses work to train workers, Bangor Daily News
• 12/5/12: Rockland area superintendent issues ‘call to arms’ on poor attendance, Bangor Daily News
• 12/5/12: Benton student who wroteabout bullying very wise, Kennebec Journal
• 12/5/12: OUR VIEW: ‘Bar exam’ for teachers deserves a look, Kennebec Journal
• 12/4/12: Lewiston High advances to mock trial state finals Thursday, Sun Journal
• 12/4/12: Portland School Board inauguration, The Forecaster
• 12/4/12: High school graduation: Maine strong, Portland area stronger, The Forecaster
• 12/3/12: School Lego teams to give community presentations, Sun Journal
• 12/3/12: Students delivering donated food Friday, Sun Journal
• 12/3/12: Falmouth celebrates the life of beloved teacher Kevin Grover, The Forecaster
• 12/3/12: Graffiti, swastikas spray-painted on Cumberland school, Portland Press Herald
• 12/3/12: Cony High School principal named interim Augusta schools superintendent, Kennebec Journal
• 12/3/12: Madison high school principal ousted as SAD 59′s cash flow, enrollment shrink, Kennebec Journal
• 12/3/12: Augusta board to consider Cony principal as interim superintendent, Kennebec Journal
• 12/3/12: Empathy, communication, student leaders key to tackling cyberbullying, Bangor Daily
• 12/3/12: Brewer ed tech contract negotiations going to mediation, Bangor Daily
• 12/3/12: Madawaska school panel proposes 9.45 percent teacher salary cuts to meet budget mandate, Bangor Daily
• 12/3/12: What, more school? Five states to see if more is better, Portland Press Herald
• 12/3/12: Study: Maine’s most attractive school districts, Kennebec Journal
• 12/3/12: Pineland Suzuki School concerts to demonstrate students’ language-like learning of music, Kennebec Journal
• 12/2/12: Lewiston Middle School students look ahead to college, careers, Sun Journal
• 12/2/12: Study: Maine youth employment rate above national average but declining, Bangor Daily News
• 12/2/12: Students plan auction to raise funds for travel expenses, Sun Journal
• 12/2/12: Madawaska school officials, teachers’ association set to meet Monday morning to discuss budget cuts, Bangor Daily News
• 12/2/12: Our View: Maine high schoolers get diplomas galore, Portland Press Herald
• 12/2/12: OUR OPINION: Graduation rate something to cheer about, Kennebec Journal
• 12/1/12: West Bath lawsuit seeks $1.9M from regional school district, Bangor Daily News
• 12/1/12: Student media production team joins Wreaths Across America expedition, Bangor Daily News
• 12/1/12: Union wants equivalent of bar exam for teachers, Portland Press Herald
• 12/1/12: Falmouth teacher recalled fondly, Portland Press Herald
• 12/1/12: Young engineers strut their bots, Portland Press Herald

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 “Contact us” page.

• 11/30/12: Forecaster Forum: ‘Super Grover’, The Forecaster
• 11/29/12:  Oven mitt catches fire in school kitchen, Sun Journal
• 11/29/12: Wilton teachers get $50 Walmart gift cards for education, Sun Journal
• 11/29/12: Hospital donates murals to RSU 9 schools, Sun Journal
• 11/29/12: Legislators, Cape Elizabeth elected officials wary of charter schools, The Forecaster
• 11/29/12: Architect presents preliminary plan for Brunswick schools, The Forecaster
• 11/29/12: Chinese Students Enrich GSA, Fenceviewer
• 11/29/12: Cape Elizabeth schools evacuated after threat found in bathroom, Portland Press Herald
• 11/29/12: Madawaska schools facing wide-ranging staff, program cuts to meet $525,000 budget reduction, Bangor Daily
• 11/29/12: A place to fit in, and learn: Carleton Project serves potential high school dropouts, Bangor Daily
• 11/29/12:   Selectmen discuss budget, consolidation with RSU superintendent, SJ
• 11/29/12:   Kindergarten transition forum set for Dixfield School, SJ
  11/29/12:   Nontraditional students take classes to prepare for college, SJ
• 11/29/12:   Rangeley student testing explained to committee, SJ
• 11/29/12:   RSU 73 board approves bonding for renovation project, SJ
• 11/29/12:   Our View: Do new rules make school discipline harder? PPH
• 11/29/12:   Maine 10th in national high school graduation rates, KJ
• 11/29/12:   NH to send students to Marshwood schools, BDN
• 11/29/12:   University of Maine to train students to stem high school drug use, bullying, depression, BDN
• 11/29/12:   Hopper named as Kennebec Valley Community College’s next president, BDN
• 11/29/12:   Veazie councilors briefed on post-RSU withdrawal needs, BDN
• 11/29/12:   Madawaska school budget woes prompt emergency meeting, possible elimination of teaching positions and cancellation of basketball games, BDN
• 11/28/12: Yarmouth teachers get national certification, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/28/12: Freeport aids Freeport: Maine students coordinate post-Sandy relief for N.Y. school, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/28/12: Bath dissents in panel’s decision on school cost sharing, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/28/12: Selectmen discuss budget, consolidation with RSU superintendent, Sun Journal
• 11/28/12: RSU 10 initials policies on head injuries, Sun Journal
• 11/28/12: Day treatment, special education topics at RSU 10 meeting, Sun Journal
• 11/28/12: School officials seek feedback on redeploying students, Sun Journal
• 11/28/12: Limestone educator to bring voice to national panel, Bangor Daily News
• 11/28/12: RSU 9 board approves $900,000 boiler system for Mt. Blue middle school complex, Kennebec Journal
• 11/28/12: Tracking chips in student IDs face challenge, Kennebec Journal
• 11/28/12: Augusta school board seeks end to new superintendent residency requirement, Kennebec Journal
• 11/28/12: NH town ponders sending students to Maine, Kennebec Journal
• 11/27/12: School librarian is ‘cat’-alyst for promoting reading, Sun Journal
• 11/27/12: Dippity-do in Freeport, The Forecaster
• 11/27/12: Presumpscot School safe routes to be discussed, The Forecaster
• 11/27/12: Student representatives elected to Portland School Board, The Forecaster
• 11/26/12: The View From Away: PATHS produces a bountiful ‘harvest’, The Forecaster
• 11/26/12: Winthrop middle school evacuated after electrical mishap, Kennebec Journal
• 11/26/12: Update: Smoke sends Winthrop middle-schoolers to high school, Kennebec Journal
• 11/26/12: Dexter High football players suspended after ‘serious’ hazing incident, principal says, Bangor Daily
• 11/26/12: MEA: ‘Dozens’ of educators assaulted in wake of changes to restraint rules, Bangor Daily
• 11/26/12: At East End school, improvement a matter of principal, Portland Press Herald
• 11/26/12: Public school district budgets take cash hit for charter school tuition, Kennebec Journal
• 11/26/12: Cornville charter school settles into steady groove, hopeful for future growth, Kennebec Journal
• 11/26/12: Federal funding cuts could ravage Maine school districts, Kennebec Journal
• 11/25/12: THEODORA KALIKOW: As technology changes our kids, we must change how we teach them, Kennebec Journal
• 11/25/12: Two men charged after theft of test tubes at high school, Kennebec Journal
• 11/24/12: Bullying isn’t funny; it hurts, Kennebec Journal
• 11/23/12: SAD 17 vision committee to be formed, Sun Journal
• 11/23/12: New Vineyard woman shares message of hope, Sun Journal
• 11/23/12: Recent Maine Teacher of the Year dies on Thanksgiving Day in Falmouth, Sun Journal
• 11/23/12: Want a more educated workforce? Connect mentors to ex-inmates for new read on life, Bangor Daily News
• 11/23/12: Rising country music star from North Yarmouth turns attention to bullying with ‘viral’ song, Bangor Daily News
• 11/23/12: Lincoln schools’ fifth budget try would hold line on costs, Bangor Daily News
• 11/23/12: Study: Pregnant teens need better school support, Kennebec Journal
• 11/22/12: Former Maine Teacher of Year dies suddenly at 40, Kennebec Journal
• 11/22/12: Palermo voters consider RSU 12 withdrawal at Dec. 5 town meeting, Kennebec Journal
• 11/21/2012:Portland schools end support for pregame bonfire tradition KJ
• 11/19/2012:Oxford Hills loses out on $3M education grant SJ
• 11/20/2012:Hebron students help out at food bank, other area groups SJ
• 11/20/2012:Student loggers take to the woods for lessons SJ
• 11/20/2012:Changes unveiled for one Spruce Mountain High School site SJ
• 11/20/2012:RSU 16 begins search for superintendent SJ
• 11/20/2012:Lewiston man charged with selling cocaine in middle school parking lot SJ
• 11/20/2012:Lewiston redistricting plan to be aired at schools SJ
• 11/21/2012:Lincoln students, staff take polar dip for Hurricane Sandy victims BDN
• 11/20/2012:MDI school implementing changes after 5-year-old was dropped off at wrong bus stop, lost for 2 hours BDN
• 11/20/2012:Hancock county students chosen as interpreters for medical mission to Ecuador BDN
• 11/20/2012:Judge finds in favor of Orono schools over transgender girl’s use of bathroom BDN
• 11/20/2012: UMFK opens career path doors for high school students from Hancock County to St. John Valley BDN
• Investigation of Bangor assistant superintendent continues 2 months after he was placed on leave BDN
• 11/16/12: Demolition begins of former Rockland school, Bangor Daily
• 11/20/12: MDI school implementing changes after 5-year-old was dropped off at wrong bus stop, lost for 2 hours, Bangor Daily
• 11/20/12: Judge finds in favor of Orono schools over transgender girl’s use of bathroom, Bangor Daily
• 11/20/12: UMFK opens career path doors for high school students from Hancock County to St. John Valley, Bangor Daily
• 11/19/12: Investigation of Bangor assistant superintendent continues 2 months after he was placed on leave, Bangor Daily
• 11/19/12: Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland’s elementary school buildings need your help, The Forecaseter
• 11/19/12: Portland schools get USDA grant, The Forecaster
• 11/19/12: Outdoor classroom finally a reality at Portland school, The Forecaster
• 11/20/12: Brunswick eyes $21M in school renovations, The Forecaster
• 11/20/12: Thanksgiving tradition: South Portland, Scarborough students stuff the bus, The Forecaster
• 11/20/12: Cape Elizabeth HS hosts TEDx event for students, Portland Press Herald
• 11/16/12: Baxter Academy for Technology and Science approved as charter school, Portland Press Herald
• 11/16/12: Unloaded gun taken from boy at school, Portland Press Herald
• 11/19/12: Erskine Academy students may be on ‘Nightline’ with Weems, Kennebec Journal
• 11/19/12: DA: No assault charges against former Messalonskee coach, Kennebec Journal
• 11/19/12: Spurwink president announces departure plans, Kennebec Journal
• 11/16/12:   Raffle brings in more money for Gingerbread House, SJ
• 11/16/12:   Residents share qualities they want in RSU 9 superintendent, SJ
• 11/16/12:   Math and literacy focus of Family Fun Night in Lewiston, SJ
• 11/16/12:   Maine Voices: MEA’s role as monopoly health insurance agent over…fornow, PPH
• 11/16/12:   SMCC lines up early morning classes for professionals who want college with their coffee, BDN
• 11/16/12:   Hang school banners, not ads, here, MA students say, BDN
• 11/16/12:   Lincoln schools to try for fifth budget, BDN
• 11/16/12:   RSU 26 member towns forming withdrawal negotiating committees, BDN
• 11/16/12:   Bangor schools superintendent lauded at ceremony, receives key to the city, BDN
• 11/16/12:   Former Orono High student charged in cyberbullying case; target and family speak out, BDN 
• 11/15/12: Cape Elizabeth School Board appoints interim principal, OKs staff contract, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/15/12: Contractor vanishes with nearly $6K from Brunswick schools, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/15/12:   RSU 10 gets lesson in customized learning, SJ
• 11/15/12:   Spruce Mountain seventh-grade science fair, SJ
• 11/15/12:   Rangeley school committee discusses ideas from state group, SJ
• 11/15/12:   Andover school withdrawal talks begin, SJ
• 11/15/12:   Maine Voices:  Ex-school board member says Greens unfairly characterized, PPH
• 11/15/12:   Thanks to new law, Maine schools equipped to tackle bullying, PPH
• 11/15/12:   Five school districts vie for $400 million in federal grants, MS
• 11/15/12:   Rockland principal to return to classroom, BDN
• 11/15/12:   Parents form group to help with RSU 19 budget problems, BDN
• 11/15/12:   Washington Academy students introduce young North Atlantic salmon to the wild, BDN
• 11/15/12:   Ludlow votes to stay in SAD 70, BDN
• 11/15/12:   RSU 19 board moves forward with $2.9 million loan request, BDN
• 11/15/12:   SAD 22 board unanimously approves teachers’ contract, BDN 
• 11/14/12: 5-Year-Old Safe after Bus Snafu, Ellsworth American
• 11/14/12: Public input sought as superintendent’s search continues, Daily Bulldog
• 11/14/12: Smell of the greasepaint lures high school students, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/14/12: Yarmouth students connect with Sudanese peers, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/14/12: Freeport service hopes to be a college matchmaker, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/14/12: Bath-area 7th-graders plant an orchard for the future, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/14/12: Board: Brunswick school facilities plan critically important, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/14/12: RSU 10 gets lesson in customized learning, Sun Journal
• 11/14/12: Spruce Mountain High School mission is high academics, social knowledge, Sun Journal
• 11/14/12: RSU 19 aftermath: Voters balk at too much money, too few results, Bangor Daily News
• 11/14/12: Parents form group to help with RSU 19 budget problems, Bangor Daily News
• 11/14/12: Plan would spend $46 million on Portland elementary schools, Portland Press Herald
• 11/14/12: In SAD 13, closing Quimby Middle School the most popular option, Kennebec Journal
• 11/13/12:   Students can sign up for Harrison, Waterford Ski Program, BDN
• 11/13/12:   Youth football offers to oversee freshmen program for RSU 9, BDN
• 11/13/12:   Students being hardest hit by failed RSU 19 loan proposal after $750,000 budget cut, BDN
• 11/13/12:  LePage attacked again for comments critical of Maine’s public schools, BDN
• 11/9/12: Eustis backs withdrawal from SAD 58, Sun Journal
• 11/9/12: Spruce Mountain High School options set for hearing, Sun Journal
• 11/9/12: Students being hardest hit by failed RSU 19 loan proposal after $750,000 budget cut, Bangor Daily News
• 11/9/12: School farm connects students to land, culture of work, Bangor Daily News
• 11/9/12: Brighton Plantation looking into leaving SAD 59, Kennebec Journal
• 11/9/12: SAD 19 considers music, sports program cuts to overcome debt, Kennebec Journal
• 11/8/12:   RSU 10 withdrawal process gets go-ahead in Dixfield, SJ
• 11/8/12:   Residents vote to file petition to withdraw from SAD 58, SJ
• 11/8/12:   Board briefed on Region 9 vocational programs, SJ
• 11/8/12:   RSU 12 voters agree to new cost-sharing plan, KJ
• 11/8/12:   RSU 4 voters say no to privatized busing, KJ
• 11/8/12:   RSU 67 voters reject budget, Troutt school buy for 4th time, BDN
• 11/8/12:   St. George voters back further study into RSU 13 withdrawal, BDN
• 11/8/12:   Frankfort voters decide to withdraw from RSU 20, BDN
• 11/8/12:  RSU 19 implements $750,000 in cuts after $3.6 million loan voted down, BDN 
• 11/7/12: Eustis voters opt to proceed with withdrawal from school district, Daily Bulldog
• 11/7/12: Durham voters reject RSU 5 withdrawal measure, Falmouth Forecaster
• 11/7/12: Dixfield residents vote to begin withdrawal process, but no money, Sun Journal
• 11/7/12: Fourth-graders show they know bus rules, Sun Journal
• 11/7/12: EL assistant principal remembered for love of school, parents, Sun Journal
• 11/7/12: UMaine credit transfer recommendation welcome, overdue, Bangor Daily News
• 11/7/12: Glenburn, Veazie vote to pull out of RSU 26, Bangor Daily News
• 11/6/12: Thai student looks forward to graduating from Telstar, Sun Journal
• 11/5/12: Foreign-exchange students in Dixfield say U.S. is huge, Sun Journal
• 11/5/12: Oxford Hills to lease school bus, Sun Journal
• 11/5/12: Report: New summer program helped students maintain learning, Sun Journal
• 11/5/12: Brunswick schools to close Tuesday for election, Portland Press Herald
• 11/5/12: In video, LePage slams education policy attacks, Kennebec Journal
• 11/5/12: Fight fat: Don’t let our children become obese adults, Bangor Daily News
• 11/5/12: Car crashes into full school bus in Standish, no student injuries but charges possible, Bangor Daily News
• 11/5/12: Casco woman killed in head-on crash with school bus in Bridgton, Bangor Daily News
• 11/5/12: Gorham principal apologizes for sex discussion, Kennebec Journal
• 11/4/12: Telstar students honor vets, learn about election, Sun Journal
• 11/4/12: Political mailer makes inaccurate claims about charter schools, Bangor Daily News
• 11/4/12: School ‘pay to play’ fees spark fairness debate, Kennebec Journal
• 11/3/12: Sumner students get lesson on organ, Sun Journal
• 11/3/12: RSU 73 chooses Hollingsworth as acting principal in Jay, Sun Journal
• 11/3/12: Lincoln-area schools face fourth budget vote, Bangor Daily News
• 11/3/12: Fairfield’s SAD 49 candidates split on district’s priorities, Morning Sentinel
• 11/1/12: RSU 73 Education Association takes grievance to board, Sun Journal
• 11/1/12: Maine student charged with making online threats, Kennebec Journal
• 11/1/12: No date set for funding Many Flags project, education chief says, Bangor Daily
• 11/1/12: Seven charter school applications under consideration in coming months, Bangor Daily
• 11/1/12:  Graphic arts students create political posters, SJ
• 11/1/12:  Moldova, Ecuador an and Brazil students welcomed to Buckfield high school, SJ
• 11/1/12:  Buckfield school agricultural program receives $12,000, SJ
• 11/1/12:  Voters to decide future of Stratton school, SJ
• 11/1/12:  Mom arrested after pot brownies taken to child’s school, SJ
• 11/1/12:  TRUTH TEST: Schools would teach gay marriage? No, PPH
• 11/1/12:  Two virtual schools reapply to Maine commission, PPH
• 11/1/12:  Five groups file charter school requests with state commission, KJ
• 11/1/12:  Superintendent warns of devastating impact to RSU 19 if loan isn’t approved, BDN

Caribou teen struck by school busThese 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 “Contact us” page.

• 10/31/12: North Yarmouth Academy students dig history, Falmouth Forecaster
• 10/31/12: Hebron Academy voices stand against bullying, Sun Journal
• 10/31/12: EL students charged with having pot brownies, Sun Journal
• 10/31/12: Portland schools install innovative character education models in advance of top author’s visit, Bangor Daily News
• 10/31/12: Lincoln group urges fourth voter rejection of school budget, Bangor Daily News
• 10/31/12: Candidates for Bangor school board stress quality of teaching, Bangor Daily News
• 10/31/12: Brewer candidates disagree on residency requirement, Bangor Daily News
• 10/31/12: King’s laptops leveled playing field, but academic benefits hard to assess, Bangor Daily News
• 10/31/12: Winslow Elementary School water pipe break causes flood, fire, Morning Sentinel
• 10/31/12: GEORGE SMITH: Teacher’s consistent reward: Lifelong love of their students, Kennebec Journal
• 10/29/12: Greely High School students debate North Yarmouth withdrawal from SAD 51, The Forecaster
• 10/29/12: Changes at Longley school mean more space, better security, Bangor Daily
• 10/29/12: School Program to Grow Vegetables, Minds, Ellsworth American
• 10/29/12: More Maine students earning college credit in high school, Bangor Daily News
• 10/29/12: Maine students cast mock ballots on Tuesday, Kennebec Journal
• 10/28/12: Success story: More earning college credit in high school, Sun Journal
• 10/28/12: Focus on feelings can keep kids on right academic track, Portland Press Herald
• 10/28/12: SAD 13 sends out surveys seeking input on school closings, mergers, Morning Sentinel
• 10/28/12: THEODORA KALIKOW: World has changed drastically in 50 years; school models not at all, Kennebec Journal
• 10/28/12: Caribou teen struck by school bus, Bangor Daily News
• 10/27/12: Dedham hunters breakfast brings community together, aids school, Bangor Daily News
• 10/27/12: Athens to form SAD 59 withdrawl committee, Morning Sentinel
• 10/27/12: Winslow mourns students killed in Friday night head-on collision, Kennebec Journal
• 10/26/12: Man arrested after brief standoff near Downeast School in Bangor, BDN
• 10/26/12: Retired teacher challenges incumbent District 18 senator,KJ
• 10/26/12: Former Maine school employee sentenced for stealing $28K,KJ
• 10/25/12: Dixfield firefighters promote fire safety at Dirigo Elementary School, Sun Journal
• 10/25/12:   Crowd gets outline of Telstar school project, SJ
• 10/25/10:   Survey ready to be filled in for RSU 9 superintendent search, SJ
• 10/25/12:   Leavitt teacher takes class to Turner farm, SJ
• 10/25/12:   Ruling finds basis for fraud case against McKernan-led firm, PPH
• 10/25/12:   Nine Portland schools fail to meet standards, PPH
• 10/25/12:   Augusta pre-K kids learn where the wild things are, KJ
• 10/25/12:   Bangor school leader named Maine’s top superintendent, BDN
• 10/24/12: Withdrawal Committees, RSU 24 Board Make Progress on Issues, Ellsworth American
• 10/24/12: Adequate progress still evades Portland schools, The Forecaster
• 10/24/12: School district withdrawal finds few friends in North Yarmouth, The Forecaster
• 10/24/12: Falmouth revists school policy on drug, alcohol use, The Forecaster
• 10/24/12: Durham panel: Leaving RSU 5 would be costly, The Forecaster
• 10/24/12: Thousands march for higher education in Oxford Hills, Sun Journal
• 10/24/12: Leunig to apply for Spruce Mountain High School principal, Sun Journal
• 10/24/12: Middle school students donate garden produce to pantry, Sun Journal
• 10/24/12: Guilford third-graders get dictionaries from Valley Grange, Bangor Daily News
• 10/24/12: Lincoln-area superintendent criticizes arbitrator’s decision to overturn teacher’s suspension, Bangor Daily News
• 10/24/12: Man in custody after allegedly threatening North Anson family; schools open after delay, Bangor Daily News
• 10/24/12: Educators: IPads improving test scores for Auburn kindergarteners, Bangor Daily News
• 10/24/12: Glenburn residents to vote on withdrawal from RSU 26, Bangor Daily News
• 10/23/12: K. Desso: Putting a stop to bullying, Sun Journal
• 10/22/12: Maine school insurance data lawsuit dropped, AP Wire
• 10/22/12: Maine high court to hear appeals at high schools , Kennebec Journal
• 10/22/12: Competitive health insurance bids for school districts will help lower property taxes, Bangor Daily
• 10/22/12: Lincoln-area superintendent criticizes arbitrator’s decision to overturn teacher’s suspension, Bangor Daily
• 10/20/12: Teachers, students embrace iPads at Foxcroft Academy, Bangor Daily News
• 10/19/12: Richmond students learning Japanese language thanks to educational grant, Kennebec Journal
• 10/18/12: SeDoMoCha full of activity for Bullying Prevention Month, Bangor Daily
• 10/18/12: Arbitrator overturns RSU 67 suspension of second-grade teacher, Bangor Daily
• 10/18/12: Edward Little senior says new way of learning is better, Bangor Daily
• 10/18/12: Proposed concussion policy up for adoption in RSU 9, Bangor Daily
• 10/18/12: Maine-Chinese enterprise, education, collaboration focus of Bangor conference, Bangor Daily
• 10/18/12: RSU 24 High Schools Not Alone in Missing Federal Test Score Target, Ellsworth American
• 10/18/12: Water main break closes Winslow school Thursday , Morning Sentinel
• 10/18/12:  SAD 17 board Oks middle school study on improving space, SJ
• 10/18/12:  Photo:  NYA students Reach Out, SJ
• 10/18/12:  RSU 14 board rejects redistricting proposal, PPH
• 10/18/12:  Community college’s low cost, high employability touted to 200 high school seniors, BDN
• 10/18/12:  Otisfield sex offender arrested after allegedly going on school trip, BDN
• 10/18/12:  Majority of Maine schools aren’t meeting No Child Left Behind standards, department says, BDN
• 10/18/12:  MSSM students learning while increasing energy efficiency of old base house, BDN
• 10/17/12: Donation enriches Falmouth kindergarten program, The Forecaster
• 10/17/12: Oxford Hills School District given money to develop vision, Sun Journal
• 10/17/12: 15 Lewiston High School students suspended for senior prank, Bangor Daily News
• 10/17/12: Otisfield sex offender arrested after allegedly going on school trip, Bangor Daily News
• 10/17/12: Veazie to hold final public hearing before RSU withdrawal vote, Bangor Daily News
• 10/17/12: RSU 14 board to vote on redistricting plan, Portland Press Herald
• 10/16/12: RSU 19 voters put $3.6 million loan proposal on Nov. 6 ballot, Bangor Daily
• 10/16/12: 15 Lewiston High School students suspended for senior prank, Bangor Daily
• 10/15/12: Lewiston students to have more field trips, Sun Journal
• 10/15/12: Portland collecting opinions on changing school calendar, Portland Herald
• 10/15/12: Maine school health coordinator brings home national award, Bangor Daily
• 10/15/12: Maine Earth Science Day set for this week, Kennebec Journal
• 10/14/12:  Charles Berg: School consolidation has not solved financial outlook, Sun Journal
• 10/14/12: Spruce Mountain Adult Education has new offerings, Sun Journal
• 10/14/12: MAINE COMPASS: Waterville students, staff aim high, proudly doing more with less, Kennebec Journal
• 10/14/12: Maine Education Association waiting for details from Washington, Kennebec Journal
• 10/14/12: School districts brace for unknown insurance costs, Kennebec Journal
• 10/13/12: Andover withdrawal meeting set for Oct. 23, Sun Journal
• 10/13/12: Lee Academy to launch K-12 school in Philippines, Bangor Daily News
• 10/13/12: MDI-based reading, activity program hopes to spark youngsters’ interest in science, Bangor Daily News
• 10/13/12: More from Maine Department of Education schools report, Morning Sentinel
• 10/13/12: Anson tests teacher peer-review program, Morning Sentinel
• 10/12/12: Region 9 teacher wins state vocational award, Sun Journal
• 10/12/12: SAD 46 to accept international students, Bangor Daily News
• 10/12/12: School district sending entire staff to technology conference, Bangor Daily News
• 10/12/12: Majority of Maine schools aren’t meeting No Child Left Behind standards, department says, Bangor Daily News
• 10/12/12: Presque Isle library singled out for National Science Foundation pilot project, Bangor Daily News
• 10/12/12:  Teachers profit by selling classroom materials online, Kennebec Journal
• 10/12/12:  Electrical wires fall on school bus in Rockport, Kennebec Journal
• 10/11/12:  Rangeley School Committee hears report on customized learning, SJ
• 10/11/12:  Fire safety gets a lift, SJ
• 10/11/12:  Mt. Blue students to attend leadership conference, SJ
• 10/11/12:  Dirigo Middle School students hold Cans for a Cure fundraiser, SJ
• 10/11/12:  Lunch is on towns: Schools ask Litchfield, Wales, Sabattus to pick up $100K meals tab, KJ
• 10/11/12:  Balloon launch inflates Bangor students’ educational experience, BDN
• 10/11/12:  Dover-Foxcroft schools hold fast to ban on ripped jeans look, BDN
• 10/11/12:  Ludlow again attempting to withdraw from SAD 70, BDN
• 10/9/12: Classes resume while fire recovery continues at Hall Elementary School in Portland, The Forecaster
• 10/9/12: RSU 23 to vote on teacher, administrator cuts, Portland Press Herald
• 10/8/12: Cape Elizabeth Middle School principal resigns to lead RSU 60, The Forecaster
• 10/8/12: New Bingham school district principal begins her first year, Morning Sentinel
• 10/8/12: SAD 22 school board, teachers union near performance-based pay system, Bangor Daily
• 10/8/12: Former Brewer Middle School to be converted into affordable housing in city, housing authority partnership, Bangor Daily
• 10/8/12: 4 Mainers named finalists for national award to recognize math, science teachers, Bangor Daily
• 10/8/12: RSU 10, four other districts go for multimillion-dollar grant, Sun Journal
• 10/7/12: Officials warn about haste in ending school merger pacts, Kennebec Journal
• 10/7/12: In letters, former Orono principal defends ‘testing irregularities,’ teachers call him ‘intense and intimidating’, Bangor Daily
• 10/5/12: PHOTO: Teacher Workshop Day in Lewiston, Sun Journal
• 10/5/12: Region 9′s Barlow named Maine tech teacher of the year, Sun Journal
• 10/5/12: UPDATE: Students will return to Hall Elementary Tuesday, The Forecaster
• 10/5/12: Make it count: Math contest wants students to participate, Bangor Daily
• 10/5/12: Engaging with students: it’s elementary, expert says, Bangor Daily
• 10/5/12: Portland students to return to Hall Elementary, Portland Press Herald
• 10/5/12: Maine school insurance data law upheld, Kennebec Journal
• 10/4/12: Ex-Hermon School Department worker expected to plead guilty to theft, Bangor Daily
• 10/4/12: Strong, Phillips schools earn accolades, Sun Journal
• 10/4/12: School committee member ‘confident’ about Auburn Middle School, Sun Journal
• 10/4/12:  Region 9 automotive, forestry instructors describe their programs, SJ
• 10/4/12:  Music sensation Karmin performs at Yarmouth school, MS
• 10/4/12:  Kaplan University holds ceremonial opening in Augusta, KJ
• 10/4/12:  Lockdown lifted at Damariscotta elementary school after distraught man located, BDN
• 10/4/12:  RSU 19 considers $3.6M loan to address funding crisis, BDN
• 10/3/12: Fire cleanup expands at Hall Elementary School in Portland, Falmouth Forecaster
• 10/3/12: Buckfield selectmen meet with RSU 10 officials, Sun Journal
• 10/3/12: Schools provide professional development time for teachers, Sun Journal
• 10/3/12: Parents of snowboarder sue Carrabassett Valley Academy on sex assault of daughter, Bangor Daily News
• 10/3/12: Finally, RSU 18 budget passes on third try, Kennebec Journal
• 10/2/12: Portland school stays closed as moldy walls replaced, Portland Press Herald
• 10/2/12: Maine Academy of Natural Sciences opens in Fairfield as state’s 1st charter high school, Kennebec Journal
• 10/1/12: ‘Twins’ show their spirit at Mountain Valley, Sun Journal
• 10/1/12: School district looks at adding biomass boilers, Sun Journal
• 10/1/12: First charter schools in Maine start first day of school, Bangor Daily News
• 10/1/12: City schools face new test, Portland Press Herald
• 10/1/12: RSU 19 among six districts getting $25 million for teacher evaluation systems, Morning Sentinel
• 10/1/12:  Off Campus: Teaching offers good educators no end of opportunities to learn, Kennebec Journal
• 10/1/12: Maine’s 1st charter school opens in Fairfield, Kennebec Journal
• 10/1/12: SAD 11 among six districts given aid to evaluate teachers, Kennebec Journal
• 10/1/12: Schools boost nutrition in bids to comply with federal guidelines, Kennebec Journal
• 10/1/12: Carrabassett academy faces lawsuit over alleged sex assault, Kennebec Journal

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 “Contact us” page.

• 9/30/12: Shortened day will shortchange Auburn students, Sun Journal
• 9/30/12: Student reps to serve on school board, Sun Journal
• 9/30/12: Poland teachers to share in multi-million dollar incentive grant, Sun Journal
• 9/30/12:  THEODORA J. KALIKOW: Engineering’s ‘fail fast, fail cheap’ model has place in education, Kennebec Journal
• 9/29/12: Another View: Schools should improve programs that help students with dyslexia, Portland Press Herald
• 9/28/12: Brunswick school bus crashes, students unharmed, Sun Journal
• 9/27/12: Plan presented for all Spruce Mountain High School students in Jay, Sun Journal
• 9/27/12: Eating for education: Lewiston harvest-tasting Tuesday, Sun Journal
• 9/27/12: Voters to decide on opening Mattawamkeag school as regional center, Bangor Daily
• 9/27/12: RSU 40 board backs superintendent against plagiarism claim, Bangor Daily
• 9/27/12: Demolition of Rockland school planned for October, Bangor Daily
• 9/27/12: Mother sues Lewiston substitute teacher over student’s assault on son, Bangor Daily
• 9/27/12: Bangor High School students launch weather balloon, Bangor Daily
• 9/27/12: Because of safety concerns, murder case appeal won’t be heard at Bucksport High School, Bangor Daily
• 9/27/12:  RSU 9 panel sets schedule on superintendent search, SJ
• 9/27/12:  Rangeley school board told of new learning strategy, SJ
• 9/27/12:  Lewiston substitute teacher sued by assaulted student’s mother, SJ
• 9/27/12:  Auburn to again vote on late-start Wednesdays for grades 7-12, SJ
• 9/27/12:  School bus, commercial truck collide in Brunswick, KJ
• 9/27/12:  Leadership lessons: 7th- and 8th-graders learn importance of communication at conference, KJ
• 9/27/12:  Longtime Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center executive director resigns, KJ
• 9/27/12:  Deer Isle-Stonington High School to set students on path for life aquatic, BDN
• 9/26/12: RSU 25 to Seek State Money for Façade Project, Ellsworth American
• 9/26/12: Efforts of former Abbot resident make coats possible for students in Lewiston, Bangor Daily News
• 9/26/12: Maine’s Sen. Collins to honor Solon school, Kennebec Journal
• 9/25/12: SAD 44 board approves energy, ventilation project, Sun Journal
• 9/25/12: RSU 9 board gets lesson in identifying adult sexual misbehavior, Sun Journal
• 9/25/12: Auburn board takes up teacher training time for grades 7-12, Sun Journal
• 9/25/12: Hall Elementary School parents question whether students should be sent back to damaged building, Bangor Daily News
• 9/25/12: Waterville school featured on NBC’s Education Nation, Bangor Daily
• 9/25/12: Guessing at what LePage saw in cartoon, Sun Journal
• 9/24/12: Second-grade teacher position approved, Sun Journal
• 9/24/12: RSU 9 offering workshop on sexual misbehavior, Sun Journal
• 9/24/12: Schoolmarm realizes dream at West Auburn building, Sun Journal
• 9/24/12: S. Portland schools seek public input on planning, The Forecaster
• 9/24/12: Some pick-up and drop-off notes for Hall School, ahem, Cathedral School parents, Bangor Daily
• 9/24/12: Schenck students to paint for cancer research on Oct. 1, Bangor Daily News
• 9/24/12: Local-level sports programs selling naming rights, Portland Press Herald
• 9/24/12: Petitioner in SAD 51 seeks split over taxes, Portland Press Herald
• 9/24/12: Maine lawyer takes responsibility for school bomb threats, Kennebec Journal
• 9/23/12: iPhone or textbook? What literacy means today, Bangor Daily News
• 9/23/12: Anson third-graders grow fruits, vegetables, more aware, Morning Sentinel
• 9/22/12: Former Greenville, Ashland teacher charged with sex crimes sentenced, Bangor Daily News
• 9/22/12: Athens school withdrawal plan goes to board, Morning Sentinel
• 9/21/12: Portland students will relocate to Cathedral School, Portland Press Herald
• 9/21/12: Math teacher charged after random drug search at Gardiner Area High School, Bangor Daily
• 9/21/12: J. Nutting: Strengthening public schools, Sun Journal
• 9/20/12: Auburn student treated for whooping cough, Sun Journal
• 9/20/12: Barbecue Marks Start of Brooksville School’s Birthday Bash, Ellsworth American
• 9/20/12: Students Explore Field Of History, Ellsworth American
• 9/20/12: Low turnout for meeting to discuss new Augusta schools superintendent, Kennebec Journal
• 9/20/12: School grieves Maine teen’s highway death, Kennebec Journal
• 9/20/12: Former Orono principal has no excuse for cheating, Bangor Daily
• 9/20/12: Bangor Savings donates $10K to help replace items lost in Hall School fire, Bangor Daily
• 9/20/12: Ninth-grade intervention strategies promoted as key to high school success, Bangor Daily
• 9/20/12: Wage data don’t support technical-education cartoon LePage mailed to principals, Bangor Daily
• 9/20/12:  Adult education classes start in Mt. Blue RSD, SJ
• 9/20/12:  Video from Oxford Hills bus crash reviewed, SJ
• 9/20/12:  Andover votes to form school withdrawal panel, SJ
• 9/20/12:  Arundel discusses exit strategy from RSU 21, PPH
• 9/20/12:  Augusta to host education coffee talks, KJ
• 9/20/12:  Maranacook area teachers confront school board, KJ
• 9/20/12:  Soft-spoken LKePage discusses bullying, abuse with Erskine Academy students, KJ
• 9/20/12:  Charter school board at capacity, preparing for review of at least 8 applications, BDN
• 9/20/12:  Early tally shows enrollment increase at UMFK, BDN
• 9/20/12:  New NMCC wood boiler to save money, reduce carbon footprint, BDN
• 9/20/12:  Bangor assistant superintendent placed on administrative leave over test report, BDN
• 9/20/12:  High school student killed in head-on collision on Route 1A in Prospect, BDN 
• 9/19/12: Searsport special education teacher making strides in learning about student motivation, Bangor Daily News
• 9/19/12: 8 students, driver injured in collision of school bus, car in Hebron, Bangor Daily News
• 9/19/12: Brewer residents OK $5.4M bond question to improve high school campus, Bangor Daily News
• 9/19/12: Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over Orono school’s treatment of transgender child, Bangor Daily News
• 9/19/12: Former Orono principal ordered test answers changed, report says, Bangor Daily News
• 9/19/12: LePage cartoon confounds Maine high school principals, Portland Press Herald
• 9/19/12: LePage at Erskine to talk about bullying, Kennebec Journal
• 9/19/12: Winthrop school budget approved on third try, Kennebec Journal
• 9/19/12: Former Poland Regional H.S. cheerleader sues school, coach, Kennebec Journal
• 9/18/12: Maine school-choice task force begins work on proposal by identifying goals, Kennebec Journal
• 9/18/12: Another milestone for former Adams School property on Portland’s Munjoy Hill, The Forecaster
• 9/18/12: Barbara Bush, Ann LePage skip Skype, visit school live, Sun Journal
• 9/17/12: LePage named in latest Millinocket suit over $216,000 school payment, Sun Journal
• 9/17/12: Oxford Hills board told student restraint law may go too far, Sun Journal
• 9/17/12: Students learn about agriculture at Farmington Fair, Sun Journal
• 9/17/12: Superintendent’s Notebook: Let’s talk about books, The Forecaster
• 9/17/12: Fire to shutter Portland school for a week, Portland Press Herald
• 9/17/12: Maine school-choice group examines policy goals, Portland Press Herald
• 9/17/12: Fire cancels classes at Portland’s Hall School, Portland Press Herald
• 9/17/12: Robotics team ready to prove itself, Kennebec Journal
• 9/16/12: SAD 44 teachers dig into test results, Sun Journal
• 9/16/12: Oxford students bring in the harvest at Roberts Farm, Sun Journal
• 9/16/12: LePage named in latest Millinocket lawsuit over $216,000 school payment, Bangor Daily News
• 9/15/12: Andover’s next step in SAD 44 secession goes to vote Tuesday, Sun Journal
• 9/15/12: RSU 12 Towns to vote on cost sharing change, Kennebec Journal
• 9/14/12: Maine universities, colleges make the grade as top schools, Bangor Daily News
• 9/14/12: Potato harvest break adjusted in parts of Aroostook County to meet farmers’ needs, Bangor Daily News
• 9/14/12: Letters to the editor: Public schools need to step up for all, Portland Press Herald
• 9/14/12: Madison school demolition to make way for parking lot, playground, Morning Sentinel
• 9/13/12: Enrollment Jumps at Some Island Schools, Ellsworth American
• 9/13/12: Midcoast school boards back proposal to revamp high school, post-secondary education, Bangor Daily
• 9/13/12: RSU 73 applies for portable classrooms, receives FAME grant, Sun Journal
• 9/13/12: SAD 58 looks at cost-cutting, Sun Journal
• 9/13/12: Planning consultant parts company with Brunswick schools, The Foreaster
• 9/13/12:  Oxford Elementary offers free tutoring to students, SJ
• 9/13/12:  SAD 58 residents to discuss pulling Stratton school from district, SJ
• 9/13/12:  Communities work on vision for Spruce Mountain High School, SJ
• 9/13/12:  RSU 16 town officials get earful on school funding formulas, SJ
• 9/13/12:  Special Report: The profit motive behind virtual schools in Maine, PPH
• 9/13/12:  Solon school recognized by U.S. education department, KJ
• 9/13/12:  Third Winthrop school budget vote Tuesday, KJ
• 9/13/12:  Glenburn meets two months before residents vote on school district withdrawal, BDN
• 9/13/12:  Gardiner High has brief lockdown as former student confronts current attendee, BDN
• 9/12/12: No injuries in Falmouth school bus accident, Falmouth Forecaster
• 9/12/12: North Yarmouth selectmen send SAD withdrawal question to November referendum, Falmouth Forecaster
• 9/12/12: Influx of eighth-graders calls for another teacher at MVMS, Sun Journal
• 9/12/12: Literacy is focus of state effort, Sun Journal
• 9/12/12: RSU 19’s superintendent lays out scenarios, cuts to address $3M budget deficit, Bangor Daily News
• 9/12/12: Veazie school withdrawal committee hosts public meeting about plan to go solo, Bangor Daily News
• 9/12/12: State cuts to Head Start mean fewer child care options, jobs, Bangor Daily News
• 9/12/12: Another View: Commissioner right to approve out-of-district school placements, Portland Press Herald
• 9/12/12: Portland school officials eye plan to help sell redistricting, Portland Press Herald
• 9/12/12: OUR OPINION: It’s not teens’ fault they’re sleepy when school starts, Kennebec Journal
• 9/12/12: Maine Department of Education rolls out initiative to help improve literacy, Kennebec Journal
• 9/11/12: RSU 16 hires strategic planner, Sun Journal
• 9/11/12: Our View: Teenage brain chemistry calls for a later school start, Portland Press Herald
• 9/11/12: Maine literacy program to be unveiled today, Kennebec Journal
• 9/11/12: Maine supreme court to hold sessions at 3 high schools, Kennebec Journal
• 9/11/12: Augusta superintendent proposes new assistant position, Kennebec Journal
• 9/10/12: Elementary schools in Hope, Solon recognized with national award, Bangor Daily
• 9/10/12: Mt. Blue High School goes on amid construction, Sun Journal
• 9/10/12: Portland school chief ‘impressed’ by community feedback, The Forecaster
• 9/10/12: Portland school lunch trays get greener, The Forecaster
• 9/10/12: Two New Teachers Hired in RSU 25, Ellsworth American
• 9/10/12: Feds designate Solon Elementary a ‘blue-ribbon’ school, Morning Sentinel
• 9/10/12: Frary’s column repeats governor’s education rant, Kennebec Journal
• 9/10/12: Whittier Middle School teacher named Maine’s teacher of the year, Kennebec Journal
• 9/10/12: J. Domaingue: Commit to a solid education, Sun Journal
• 9/10/12: MVHS teacher shares her experiences from Ghana trip, Sun Journal
• 9/10/12: Family Fun Day to kick off events to fight childhood obesity, Kennebec Journal
• 9/10/12: Adult education grant helps programs at Gardiner, Maranacook schools, Kennebec Journal
• 9/10/12: High school class schedules run counter to students’ biology, Kennebec Journal
• 9/9/12: Forum on combining high schools set at Jay, Sun Journal
• 9/9/12: Statewide literacy plan to be launched in Lewiston Tuesday, Sun Journal
• 9/9/12: How Maine is reforming education through collaboration, Bangor Daily News
• 9/9/12: Another View: Schools turn out whole people, not just future employees, Portland Press Herald
• 9/9/12: Granting three wishes just the start for Madison teenager, Morning Sentineal
• 9/8/12: Reforms have yet to lower Maine’s high national ranking in special education, Sun Journal
• 9/8/12: Hoping to go viral, students focus on social media, videography in new Mid-Maine Technical Center class, Kennebec Journal
• 9/8/12: RSU teachers unselfish in sacrificing portion of pay, Kennebec Journal
• 9/8/12: Group seeks to provide quality virtual education, Kennebec Journal
• 9/7/12: After bitter exchanges, Maine Republicans confirm Beardsley, Kennebec Journal
• 9/7/12: Schools boss Bowen believes feds will grant Maine waiver from ‘No Child Left Behind’, Kennebec Journal
• 9/7/12: Bill Nemitz: It’s high time that Maine said thanks to its teachers, Portland Press Herald
• 9/6/12: Would you send your child to a virtual school?, Bangor Daily
• 9/6/12: New school year in RSU 73 sees first of two transitions at high schools, Sun Journal
• 9/6/12: Hayes wants workshop on Auburn Middle School, Sun Journal
• 9/6/12: High-tech buses, gadgets change the ride to school, The Forecaster
• 9/6/12: In Portland Schools, breakfast is on the house, Portland Press Herald
• 9/6/12: Beardsley nears Board of Education post approval, Kennebec Journal
• 9/6/12:   Longtime teacher recognized in Oxford Hills, SJ
• 9/6/12:   Region 9 to study eighth-grade prevocational program, SJ
• 9/6/12:   Auburn school board unhappy about ‘secretive’ new EL group, SJ
• 9/6/12:   College students learn real-life teaching, SJ
• 9/6/12:   Paster linked to child porn taught at Biddeford school, PPH
• 9/6/12:   Portland’s new superintendent embarks on listening tour, PPH
• 9/6/12:   RSU 18 board closes warrants for budget vote, MS
• 9/6/12:   Winners drawn in Cornville charter school lottery, MS
• 9/6/12:  Many Maine school districts too small for Race to the Top grants, KJ
• 9/6/12:  Board supports Beardsley for state education post, despite questions over Carlson case, BDN
• 9/6/12:  Brunswick community college enrollment explodes in second year, BDN
• 9/5/12: Ellsworth Seeks Education Commissioner’s Help in RSU Negotiations, Ellsworth American
• 9/5/12: Five Chinese students enrolled at Stearns, Bangor Daily News
• 9/5/12: Superintendents criticize education commissioner’s student transfer philosophy, Bangor Daily News
• 9/5/12: Our View: State has outsourced policy on virtual schools, Portland Press Herald
• 9/5/12: Scarborough High students won’t protest parking fees, Portland Press Herald
• 9/5/12: University of Maine at Farmington’s new president says she’s found her mission, Morning Sentinel
• 9/5/12: Farmington reroutes school buses to avoid erosion-threatened road, Morning Sentinel
• 9/4/12: Firefighter, middle school teacher brings enthusiasm to new position, Sun Journal
• 9/4/12: Portland schools to add 2 Central Office administrators, The Forecaster
• 9/4/12: EL school officer looks to help prevent harm, Sun Journal
• 9/4/12: Schools hurtling toward No Child Left Behind deadline, Kennebec Journal
• 9/3/12: Maine names 3 Teacher of the Year finalists , Kennebec Journal
• 9/2/12: SAD 17 looks forward to ‘No Child Left Behind’ waiver, Sun Journal
• 9/2/12: Those helping write virtual school policy positioned to profit from it, Kennebec Journal
• 9/2/12: Virtual schools have questionable records, Morning Sentinel
• 9/2/12: Forecaster reporter talks about South Portland High School on WMTW, The Forecaster
• 9/1/12: What are virtual schools?, Kennebec Journal
• 8/31/12: Retired Maine teacher gets 18 months for sex charges, Portland Press Herald

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• 8/31/12: MDI Schools Open as Vacation Ends, Ellsworth American
• 8/31/12: RSU 12 formula may be tough sell for some, Kennebec Journal
• 8/30/12: LePage picks controversial commissioner for Board of Education, Kennebec Journal
• 8/30/12: Brunswick superintendent apologizes for way he attacked LePage, Kennebec Journal
• 8/30/12: Cape Elizabeth schools add administrators, focus on collaboration, The Forecaster
• 8/30/12: Wentworth bids to be opened next week, The Forecaster
• 8/30/12: Mt. Abram seniors told to persevere, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: Businessman eyes former school building in Sangerville, Bangor Daily
• 8/29/12: RSU 20 board votes to close Frankfort school — again, Bangor Daily
• 8/29/12: Former bus driver in child sex-assault case seeks to suppress evidence, Bangor Daily
• 8/29/12: Leaving SAD 44 a possibility for Andover, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: PHOTOS: First day of school in Farmington, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: Rangeley school board greets students from Spain, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: EL mentors welcome freshmen, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: PHOTO: Back to school in Lewiston, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: From IT guy to new teacher, Sun Journal
• 8/29/12: Yarmouth schools hope to enhance curriculum, The Forecaster
• 8/29/12: SAD 75 opens school year with new administrators, The Forecaster
• 8/29/12: RSU 1 hires part-time assistant superintendent, The Forecaster
• 8/29/12: Attitude hopeful as Maine school reinvents itself, Portland Press Herald
• 8/29/12: Portland superintendent to hold community forums, Portland Press Herald
• 8/29/12: Regional School Unit 18 teachers offer to slash pay to reach flat budget, Kennebec Journal
• 8/28/12: Another View: New data show city schools doing better in coming year, Portland Press Herald
• 8/28/12: Lebannon school officials order spraying after West Nile found, Morning Sentinel
• 8/27/12: Some Oxford Hills schools welcome students on Monday, Sun Journal
• 8/27/12: Getting ready for school at Farmington’s Mt. Blue Campus, Sun Journal
• 8/27/12: PHOTOS: Final days of summer at school playground, Sun Journal
• 8/27/12: Wednesday’s first day of school a beginning for new teacher, Sun Journal
• 8/27/12: For Portland teachers, summer is different, not a vacation, The Forecaster
• 8/27/12: RSU 12 to consider new cost-sharing formula, Kennebec Journal
• 8/26/12: B. Welch: Quality early learning builds foundation for stronger economy and workforce, Sun Journal
• 8/26/12: Region 9 vocational school opens Sept. 4, Sun Journal
• 8/26/12: New cafeteria floor to greet Paris Elementary students, Sun Journal
• 8/26/12: Visioning session set for Spruce Mountain High School, Sun Journal
• 8/26/12: School consolidation: When a town wants out, Sun Journal
• 8/26/12: Success story: Back to school after raising four, Sun Journal
• 8/26/12: Glenburn, Veazie set dates for public hearings on school district withdrawal, Bangor Daily News
• 8/26/12: Madison high school goes geothermal, Morning Sentinel
• 8/26/12: Charter schools will pull money from SAD 54, Morning Sentinel
• 8/25/12: Regional School Unit 2: Monmouth’s withdrawal proposal almost complete, Kennebec Journal
• 8/24/12: Pilot program sends college counselor to Winslow High School, Morning Sentinel
• 8/24/12: OUR OPINION: Schools chief may be right, but forum was wrong, Kennebec Journal
• 8/23/12: Maine education head presents plan to remake standards in No Child Left Behind, Bangor Daily
• 8/23/12: New staff at AES, new way of learning at SAD 44, Sun Journal
• 8/23/12: RSU 73 board sets graduation dates, offers former middle school to town, Sun Journal
• 8/23/12: PHOTO: Schools plan open houses, Sun Journal
• 8/23/12: Poor Maine kids’ missing school supplies found, Kennebec Journal
• 8/23/12: RSU 9 names teachers, readmits student, SJ
• 8/23/12:  RSU 10 readies for challenges of the new school year, SJ
• 8/23/12:  Thief steals school supplies donated for needy, SJ
• 8/23/12:  Maine Voices:  Classroom success depends on more than just teachers, PPH
• 8/23/12:  Augusta schools boss agrees with Brunswick superintendent’s comments about LePage, MS
• 8/23/12:  Oakland only town in RSU 18 to wait for new tax figures, MS
• 8/23/12:  School chief defends his lambasting of Gov. LePage, BDN
• 8/23/12:  Maine higher education champion Charles Lyons dies, BDN
• 8/21/12:Holy Savior School to open with 53 students, two new staff members,SJ
• 8/21/12:RSU 73 passes a budget — finally,SJ
• 8/21/12:Andover sets public info session, vote on possible withdrawal from SAD 44,SJ
• 8/22/12:Brunswick superintendent skewers LePage,PPH
• 8/22/12:   7 Maine colleges listed among best in the region by The Princeton Review, BDN
• 8/22/12:  Education department finalizing its ‘No Child Left Behind’ waiver bid, KJ
• 8/21/12: Learning about sex in our public schools, Sun Journal
• 8/20/12: M. Redmond-Luce: RSU 73 budget is sound, Sun Journal
• 8/20/12: Longley principal to be honored at White House, Sun Journal
• 8/20/12: Portland transitions to compressed natural gas school buses to save money, lungs, Bangor Daily
• 8/20/12: Waiver plan would focus on Maine’s lowest performing schools, Bangor Daily
• 8/20/12: Our View: Portland school soda ban a good lesson for kids, Portland Press Herald
• 8/20/12: Colby students offer free SAT test-prep sessions,MS
• 8/20/12: USM Study: Look in backyard for better schools,MS
• 8/20/12: New Cornville charter school principal says focus will be on each student,KJ
• 8/20/12: RSU 2 principal transfer leads to new hire,KJ
• 8/20/12: ‘We’ve got more kids than we have slots,’ says Cornville charter school director,KJ
• 8/20/12: Maine seeks comments on school accountability plan,KJ
• 8/19/12: Classroom educators focus on safety, support to prevent child sex abuse,SJ
• 8/19/12: School budgets becoming battlegrounds,MS
• 8/19/12: Grass-roots meets high-tech in RSU 18 budget duel,KJ
• 8/18/12: Church to help needy families with school outfits, supplies,SJ
• 8/18/12: Bess The Books Bus to return to Houlton,BDN
• 8/17/12: Rumford board learns of school building survey, Sun Journal
• 8/17/12: SAD 44 completes three building projects, Sun Journal
• 8/17/12: RSU 9 to enter lease-purchase agreement for four school buses, Sun Journal
• 8/16/12: School grant improves teaching strategies, student aspirations, Sun Journal
• 8/16/12: School lunches healthier, going up 5 cents, Sun Journal
• 8/17/12: Portland Schools to stop selling soda, Portland Press Herald
• 8/16/12: Scarborough to charge students $50 to park, Portland Press Herald
• 8/16/12: Discounted education handicaps school district, Kennebec Journal
• 8/16/12:   MVHS grad finishes internship in Congressional office, SJ
• 8/16/12:   Basketball:  Working for Pacers gives EL grad strength, SJ
• 8/16/12:   SAD 13 school budget approved with $29k less than last year, MS
• 8/16/12:   RSU 18 board agrees to flat budget, MS
• 8/16/12:   Parents’ concern on RSU 18 curriculum change delays budget talks, KJ
• 8/16/12:   Winthrop schools: ‘This is probably the last student-friendly budget we’re going to see’, KJ
• 8/16/12:   Auburn school administrator won’t be charged in casino argument, BDN
• 8/16/12:   Departing board member criticizes RSU 24 withdrawal process, BDN
• 8/16/12:   Houlton Elementary School fumigated after fleas discovered in building, BDN
• 8/16/12:   Education officials seeking public input in advance of imminent federal waiver application, BDN
• 8/15/12:Yarmouth council to vote on $1.5 million turf field proposal,The Forecaster
• 8/15/12:Freeport schools growing fast, programs try to accommodate,The Forecaster
• 8/15/12:Homeless students getting younger in Portland and Brunswick,BDN
• 8/15/12:RSU 18 school board will analyze its budget — again,MS
• 8/14/12: Teacher could be spared job if he avoids criminal conduct for two months, Morning Sentinel
• 8/14/12: Student, expelled for assault, readmitted to Dirigo High School, Sun Journal
• 8/13/12: RSU 16 School Committee approves appointment, Sun Journal
• 8/13/12: Poland teacher 1 of 3 Teacher of the Year finalists, Sun Journal
• 8/13/12: Veazie, Glenburn groups send withdrawal proposals to Department of Education for approval, Bangor Daily
• 8/12/12:Did Monmouth voters understand the question?,KJ
• 8/12/12:RSU 73 makes third attempt to pass school budget,SJ
• 8/12/12:Alternative sentencing program for first OUI arrests benefits schools, jail, offenders,BDN
• 8/11/12:At Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, expectations ‘high but reasonable’,KJ
• 8/9/12: Retiring Brewer superintendent to be paid for unused sick days, Bangor Daily
• 8/9/12: New superintendent hired for Patten, Smyrna area schools, Bangor Daily
• 8/9/12: Fort Fairfield hires new principal, Bangor Daily
• 8/9/12: Scarborough students protest parking fees, The Forecaster
• 8/9/12:   RSU 18 budget opponents say they want tighter budget; board worries where cuts will have to be made, MS
• 8/9/12:   RSU 18 voters reject budget again, KJ
• 8/9/12:   Winthrop considers cutting school sports from budget, KJ
• 8/9/12:   Tensions rise as Ellsworth pursues RSU 24 withdrawal, BDN
• 8/9/12:   LePage’s evidence that students ‘looked down upon’? His life experience, BDN
• 8/9/12:  School administration association targets LePage in new fact-check Web page, BDN
• 8/8/12:Parking fee for Scarborough students hits bump,KJ
• 8/8/12:Former afterschool worker pleads guilty to child porn,KJ
• 8/8/12:Virtual charter schools go back to drawing board,KJ
• 8/8/12:RSU 18 voters reject budget again,KJ
• 8/7/12: Little evidence for governor’s claim that Mainers looked down upon, Sun Journal
• 8/6/12: Petition seeks to oust RSU 73 superintendent, Sun Journal
• 8/6/12: Brown’s new boss to help find superintendent for Augusta schools, Kennebec Journal
• 8/6/12:Head Start hit with cuts amid slaps at education,PPH
• 8/6/12:Committee recommends Athens withdraw from SAD 59, look into joining AOS 94,MS
• 8/5/12:Voters get second say on RSU 18 budget,MS
• 8/5/12:Mt. Blue school campus opening new areas this fall,SJ
• 8/3/12: State pulls teacher subsidy; schools must still pay minimum salary, Sun Journal
• 8/3/12:  Letters to the editor: LePage’s education proposals panned, Portland Press Herald
• 8/3/12: Maine Voices: Charter school’s mission: rigorous, innovative education for all, Portland Press Herald
• 8/2/12: Principal Search is on, Ellsworth American
• 8/2/12: Mexico vocational school hires four, Sun Journal
• 8/2/12: Older students tutor younger students at Longley summer school, Sun Journal
• 8/2/12:  Rumford’s ‘science guy’, SJ
• 8/2/12:  Eustis residents petition to leave SAD 58, SJ
• 8/2/12:  RSU 18 withdrawal topic of Aug 9 China meeting, KJ
• 8/2/12:  Monmouth officials to begin withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 2, KJ
• 8/2/12:  Plenty of advice on school budget at Winthrop meeting, KJ
• 8/2/12;  KVCC Foundaton awarded three grants, BDN
• 8/2/12:  Science, tech conference draws nearly 60 educators to MSSM, BDN
• 8/2/12:   Stearns High School in Millinocket ready for influx of Chinese students, BDN
• 07/31/2012:Fayette board meets Thursday at school,SJ
• 07/31/2012:Proponents of school choice celebrate new charter schools, say fight for total choice not over,BDN
• 07/31/2012:Charting future at new Cornville school’s open house,KJ
• 08/01/2012:School addition on Fayette agenda at Thursday’s special meeting,KJ
• 08/01/2012:Monmouth officials to begin withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 2,KJ
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