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Saint Dominic Academy, a Maine private school that was fighting in court to receive funding from the state, will be closing at the end of the current academic year, according to the Roman Catholic ...
ISLESBORO, Maine (WABI) - The Islesboro Central School won its first Downeast Regatta, Maine’s state fleet racing championship, on May 17 in Castine.
Maine communities are grappling with the hefty cost of replacing or maintaining aging schools, but only a slim fraction get ...
As of last October, 4,454 students were receiving public funds to attend private schools. Students in K-8 classes can use up to $12,066 a year, whereas high schoolers can access up to $14,080.
A recent article in the Morning Sentinel reported, “A federal lawsuit is once again challenging Maine’s limits on sending public money to religious schools.” The discrimination argument the ...
A SCOTUS ruling in June ordered Maine to treat religious schools the same in terms of tuition reimbursement. Maine has approved the first religious school for tuition reimbursement.
Tom Waddell: Maine should end its funding of private schools altogether The state doesn't have to send public money to schools operated by Christian nationalists.
Maine Voices: Argument for school choice voucher program is flawed Maine’s public schools should not be knocked by champions of a program our state does not need.
Amber Lavigne of Newcastle, Maine, is suing her school district for allegedly helping her daughter undergo a social gender transition without consulting her first.