Students who complete the program will be able to volunteer with local departments, at a time when ranks are dwindling and the average age of firefighters is climbing.
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Posted inLocal & State
Yarmouth planning board expected to approve school plans
Final approval for the elementary and middle school projects is expected at the board’s Aug. 14 meeting.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Student progress is stalled by shortage of social workers
Poverty, hunger and family trauma will interfere with a child’s education if they are not addressed.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Credit sought for Maine students who study abroad
Maine has no uniform system to award school credits to students who study overseas. A Maranacook student fresh off a year of studying in Germany, and her teacher, want to change that.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Monmouth Memorial School to open for the 2020-2021 school year
New Monmouth elementary, middle school will be energy efficient, support RSU 2 learning goals.
Posted inNation & World
CEO: Schools reject offer to pay students’ late lunch bills
Todd Carmichael, chief executive and co-founder of Philadelphia-based La Colombe Coffee, says the Wyoming Valley West School District board president declined the $22,000 offer, arguing that money is owed by parents who can afford to pay.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I am white. I was bused, too. And it made me a better person
Exposure to diversity has made me richer, more thoughtful and better able to see a clear path to the future.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As ranks of game officials dwindle, school sports reach a tipping point
The future of interscholastic competition depends on holding coaches, players, parents and referees accountable for their behavior.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lewiston-Auburn College moving downtown?
UMaine leaders are exploring the idea. USM President Glenn Cummings hopes such a move would happen within three to five years. Others who helped establish the college are concerned.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Enrollment down more than half at Lewiston-Auburn College
Students have gone from a record high of 1,350 in 2005 to about 600 in 2019.