A-F
grades biased against poor schools
High
poverty schools were hardest hit when the
governor released his A-F grades for the state’s
public elementary and high schools, with an
overwhelming majority of Ds and Fs going to the poorest
districts.
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Malin elected to NBA board
Kristin
Malin of Georgetown, the president of the Maine School
Boards Association, was elected to the National School
Boards Association Board of Directors at the
association’s annual conference on April 12 in San
Diego.
Malin, who has served on the Georgetown School board
since 1993, will represent the New England region on
the board.
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Schools
testify against budget cuts
Superintendents
and school board members were a key part of the
capacity crowd at a public hearing in mid-March on the
governor’s proposed biennial
budget when they
testified against reductions
in General Purpose Aid and
a shift of
retirement costs onto school districts.
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