Currents in Education

Officials to take a close look at TABOR at meeting tonight

Tonight, the School Committee is going to be taking a long, hard look at the citizen-petitioned "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" or TABOR initiative, set to be on the ballot Nov. 7.

Local schools continue to meet No Child Left Behind requirements

Maine Department of Education Commissioner Susan Gendron released the status of the state's elementary and middle schools in their efforts to meet No Child Left Behind's Adequate Yearly Progress requirements, and for local schools, it's all good news.

Sweet-tempered snail teaches children not to tolerate abusive behavior

Sammy the Snail was in town on Friday, Sept. 15, along with a wicked wizard, a kindly knight and a little girl named Lizzie who seemed to think being a bully is a good thing to be.

Selectmen, School Committee, Budget Committee to discuss YHS Arts Wing

Local officials are making good on a pledge they made back in May, when a proposal to build an arts wing at York High School failed at the polls by a margin of 411 votes.

Parents as educators: the biggest job we'll ever have

From outdoor excursions to family pizza parties with a focus on literacy, the York School Department's "Families Together" program is offering opportunities for parents and children to bring education to a new level.

Ongoing

Area charter school hosts visiting day

The Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM), a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology and Maine's only public residential magnet chartered school, is hosting a visiting day for current high school freshmen and sophomores on Sept. 30.

Academic Notes