AUGUSTA — Lawmakers will take up a bill Monday that would shift all special education services for 3- to 5-year-olds to local school districts from the Maine Department of Education – which regularly runs over its $30 million annual budget for those services and often fails to adequately provide them. Statewide, there are 2,068 children […]
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Children found safe about half-mile from where they went missing in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two 3-year-old children reported missing Monday were found safe and in good condition at a residence about half a mile from a preschool an hour after police were called, officer Darin Gilbert said. Representatives of the preschool and others in the area looked for the girl and boy. When they could not find […]
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SAD 17 receives $1.2M preschool grant
PARIS — A $1.2 million grant will allow the School Administrative District 17 preschool program to expand from two or three days a week to five days. “I think it is the right direction,” SAD 17 Director Jared Cash of Norway said of the three-year pilot program. “Absolutely, the children of this community need this.” SAD […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
People You Know: Jennifer Gaylord — Her job is disaster
LEWISTON — Moving back to Maine hadn’t been a good thing. After a divorce in 2007, Jennifer Gaylord said she returned to her home state to be closer to family — but inside, it felt like “the end of the world. Life as we knew it was over.” It was — but it got better. […]
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Maine House OKs bill to expand preschool programs
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House has given final approval to a bill designed to boost the number of public preschool programs in the state. The measure endorsed Tuesday directs the Department of Education to use $4 million it receives in casino and slot machines revenues to cover districts’ startup costs for the programs for […]