New events led by Franklin County Children’s Task Force like the ‘Traveling Playgroup’ bring parents and children together.
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Forum planned on new learning system for Auburn students
AUBURN — Superintendent Katy Grondin told parents at Wednesday night’s School Committee meeting that a public forum to discuss proficiency-based learning will be scheduled in April or May. Parent Laura Garcia said the new system of instruction, assessment, grading and academic reporting “is an experiment which is failing miserably.” She and a few others asked […]
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Reporters notebook: Parental power growing in Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — At most school committee meetings, only those paid to be there attend. But there’s a change brewing in Lewiston. If you show up late for a School Committee meeting, you might not get a seat. More parents are showing up, asking questions, and looking for improvements for their students. Earlier this year, McMahon […]
Posted inLetters
T. Conger: Adults need to be responsible
This is in response to the guest column from Richard Sabine (Feb. 15). The gentleman’s comments are spot on indicative of many adults in society who take no responsibility for anything happening in our communities, state or nation. There was a time in this society that when a child was failing to achieve in school, […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Holy Savior School in Rumford to hold Fall Festival Sept. 6
RUMFORD — Holy Savior School will hold its third annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the school. A section of Maine Avenue will be blocked off, Jaime Arsenault of Rumford and the Parents & Teachers Helping Students Committee said Wednesday. The event is for elementary school children, such […]
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School starts in 2 days! Get to know your child’s teacher, school
Editor’s note: School starts soon, and how a student does in school depends a lot on his or her parents. We asked area teachers and administrators for their best tips on how parents can help their children have success in school. Their suggestions will run every day through Aug. 27. Today’s tip: Get to know […]
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Peru board OKs road rally schedule for July
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved the schedule for the New England Forest Rally on July 18. One of the dozen or so legs of the rally is run on the six-mile gravel section of Dickvale Road in Peru. The road will be closed for the event. According to organizer Mark Everett, […]
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Parents check out renovation at Spruce Mountain Middle School
JAY — The new classroom space smells fresh and new, Crystal Ducharme said at Tuesday night’s Spruce Mountain Middle School open house. She and scores of other parents and their children wandered the corridors, spoke with teachers and saw the new section of the school. “I like it down here,” said Ducharme’s eighth-grade daughter. “There’s […]