DOE supports funding formula changes

The Maine Legislature’s Education Committee held public hearings May 4 on 10 bills seeking to make changes to the formula that determines how state funds for education are distributed among local school districts.

Jim Rier, Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education, offered testimony supporting L.D. 1274, An Act to Restore Equity in Education Funding.

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Humvee restoration specialists turn focus to school buses

The Maine Military Authority wants to use its Loring Air Force Base facility to save school districts money by extending the life span of their school buses.

LIMESTONE — Lenny Goff might just have figured out how he can keep his school district’s 48-bus fleet up to date and safe without breaking the bank.

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Maine DOE releases school construction list

Ranks needs in 71 school projects

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education presented its ranking of the pre-K-12 school projects with the most significant needs to the State Board of Education on Wednesday. The proposed “priority list” is the first rating of school construction projects since the 2004-05 rating cycle, through which 22 schools were approved for renovation or construction.

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