January 18, 2009
- Mergers threaten federal funding, Matthew Stone, Kennebec Journal
...school districts merging to become part of an "Alternative Organizational Structure," will remain eligible for the federal grants
- Clarifications: Reorganization Plan Costs and Voter Rejection, Commissioner Gendron (01/16)
In recent weeks, three concerns have been raised about how reorganization plans will affect costs for individual school communities and what happens if voters reject proposed plans. To help you and your voters better understand the impacts, I am writing to provide some clarification on these issues...
- Edgecomb officials recommend rejecting consolidation, Susan Johns, Boothbay Register (01/15)
..."For $18,000, we give it away? I don’t think so."
- Boothbay selectmen take stand against school consolidation, Lisa Kristoff, Boothbay Register (01/15)
"...an imperfect product with many unknowns the state could still change."
- By Brian Hubbell at 01/18/2009 - 07:10
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