FARMINGTON — A shortage of qualified English Language Learners teachers combined with a growing population of students needing instruction has made ELL teachers a targeted need area in Maine. This summer, University of Maine at Farmington ELL students and pre-service teachers participated in a pre-professional learning experience as 20 students from the HKMA David Li […]
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Lewiston councilors warn bigger school budget must be spent wisely
LEWISTON — The City Council and a few taxpayers gave mixed reactions Monday night to a larger proposed school budget. The majority of councilors said they’d support a larger budget. A few qualified that by saying they’ll first need to be convinced by teachers that it’s necessary. The current fiscal year budget is $64.7 million. […]
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Lewiston School Committee approves 6-class modular at Farwell Elementary
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee on Monday night unanimously approved a six-classroom modular at Farwell Elementary School for the fall of 2016. Martel Elementary School teacher Erin Breau said she had 29 students in her sixth-grade class last week. On Monday, one more came in. Lewiston’s student population — which seems to grow daily […]
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Big school gets yes vote from Lewiston School Committee
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee voted Tuesday to build big: a 950-student elementary school for pupils now attending Martel and Longley. The committee agreed with a Redistricting Committee recommendation to build a new school and to take students from other overcrowded elementary schools in the city. If the new school is approved by Lewiston […]
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Lewiston committee recommends big elementary school
LEWISTON — “Build big” is the recommendation for the new elementary school to replace the aging Martel Elementary School. The Lewiston Redistricting Committee on Monday night voted 11-4 in favor of “Option C,” which would be an elementary school of about 950 students, among the largest in Maine. If approved by voters, the school would […]
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UMF to hold panel discussion on teaching, working in diverse world
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will hold a panel discussion with area teachers on Friday, Oct. 17, to help UMF students, educators and members of the public learn practical ways to meet the needs of English language learners. The UMF Teaching and Working in a Diverse World event takes place at 12:30 […]
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Lewiston again tackling redistricting students
LEWISTON — The topic of redistricting students, which was controversial in 2012 and 2013, is back. Superintendent Bill Webster will present the School Committee on Monday night with plans to hire an architect to build a school and establish a new redistricting committee. Redistricting is resurfacing because Lewiston has been approved for state construction money […]
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More ELL students mastering English
LEWISTON — Just-elected secretary for next year’s Lewiston High School sophomore class, Ilham Mohamed, recently gave a speech that wowed. “It was fantastic,” said education technician Jeannine Cole. “She didn’t have notes, all from memory. People are still talking about it.” When Mohamed enrolled in the sixth grade at Longley Elementary School in 2010, she […]
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Mother-daughter team tackles water problem in Guatemalan village
Marina MacKinnon, now 16, watched the young schoolchildren in Tierra Colorada Alta, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, line up and brush their teeth with unfiltered water during a visit to the country last year. Just days before, she had witnessed medical volunteers give the children and their families antibiotics to treat intestinal worms and parasites from unclean water that […]
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Auburn school officials ask for public input on budget
AUBURN — A public hearing on the 2014-15 school budget will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday by the School Committee. The $39.04 million proposal is 5 percent more than the current budget and would increase property taxes $118 for a home valued at $150,000. The major reasons for the increase are flat funding from […]