Education

On June 14 the Lubec school board declined for the fourth time to pass the proposed school budget. Board member Wanda Matthews said that the budget as written is "quite an increase" and added, "There are ways we could have cut.

Perhaps one of the most disturbing trends in modern society is the increasing number of fatal shootings taking place at schools, including the February 14 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., which claimed the lives of 17 people. While the Parkland incident is the most recent to grab national...

Most area school districts received some good news with the release of preliminary state subsidy amounts on January 31. The subsidies are based on $1.

Over the past 70 years the social landscape of America has shifted dramatically. The percentage of women involved in the workforce increased from approximately 30% to 50%, and the number of female national legislators rose from a virtually non-existent number in the 1950s to 19.3% of the members in

The school system of Calais has a new digital presence as a result of a collaborative effort between faculty and a talented freshman. The new website, designed by student Shane DelMonaco, went live recently with a wealth of informative content.

The Town of Perry School Committee will go back to the drawing board to work out details of the fiscal year 2017–2018 school budget after residents at the August 22 annual town meeting voted 44 to 30 by written ballot to turn down the budget.