School panels send in partial merger plans, Lewiston Sun Journal, November 30, 2007
Winthrop: Cost questions arise at school consolidation hearing, Kennebec Journal,
November 30, 2007
Union 96, SAD 37 in talks to merge school districts, Bangor Daily News,
November 29, 2007
SAD 3, District votes to stand alone, Morning Sentinel,
11/29/2007
Freeport hopes to keep options open for consolidation,
Forecaster,
November 29, 2007
SADs 5, 50 submit consolidation reports at Rockland meeting, MaineCoastNow.com,
November 29, 2007
Questions linger for Falmouth, SAD 51 merger,
Forecaster, November 29, 2007
Schools merger moving ahead [Jay-Livermore], Lewiston Sun Journal,
November 28, 2007
SAD 9 directors vote to submit plan,
Lewiston Sun Journal,
November 28, 2007
Augusta, Chelsea may dance,
Kennebec Journal,
11/28/2007
Rumford: District merger plans shuffled, Lewiston Sun Journal, November 27, 2007
SAD 68, Union 60 stuck on consolidation, Bangor Daily News, November 24, 2007
SAD 43 board ok's plan, Lewiston Sun Journal, November 23, 2007
Hancock County Towns to Express Consolidation Frustrations in Report, Ellsworth American, November 22, 2007
Freeport finds it difficult to equalize merger costs, Forecaster,
November 22, 2007
Falmouth-SAD 51 consolidation panel says no cost shifting , Forecaster,
November 22, 2007
Ellsworth, Prospective Partners Customize Consolidation, Ellsworth American, November 22, 2007
Fayette delays decision on special town meeting, Kennebec Journal, 11/21/2007
GSB Board Submits Incomplete RSU Plan to State, Lincoln County News, November 20, 2007
SAD 75, Lisbon merger developing slowly, TimesRecord,
11/20/2007
Five midcoast towns set for merger of schools:
The emerging district expects to be the first to arise from the state's school consolidation law, Portland Press Herald,
November 19, 2007
Rockport: Regionalization worries aired, Bangor Daily News,
November 19, 2007
Union 98: Reorganization group readying plan for state approval, MaineCoastNow.com,
November 16, 2007
Southport holds forum on school consolidation, Boothbay Register,
November 15, 2007
Strong: Super district plan up for vote, Sun Journal, November 15, 2007
Cumberland: Cost-sharing plan evens consolidation impact,
Forecaster, November 15, 2007
Monmouth: Five towns discuss school mergers,
Times Record, 11/15/2007
Last Ditch Consolidation Effort Meets Defeat for Wiscasset, Other Schools, Lincoln County News,
11/14/2007
Jay: School merger panel focuses on concerns, Sun Journal,
November 14, 2007
School talks set for Chelsea and Augusta,
Kennebec Journal,
11/13/2007
Some residents looking for outs on school merger, TimesRecord, 11/08/2007
Committee reports on school merger, Lewiston Sun Journal, November 7, 2007
Consolidation plan will still be incomplete Dec. 1
Livermore Falls: School merger plan tabled: Proposal will be re-worded, Lewiston Sun Journal, November 6, 2007
WATERVILLE, SAD 47, SCHOOL UNION 52:
Officials saying patience needed with new district,
Kennebec Journal,
November 4, 2007
Windham: Merger panel votes to move ahead; ed techs decry stalled contract,
Lakes Region Weekly, November 2, 2007
SAD 40 looks south for possible merger, MaineCoastNow.com,
November 2, 2007
Harpswell: SAD 75 pushing forward with Lisbon merger, Brunswick TimesRecord, November 2, 2007
Readfield: School Union 42's approval questioned,
Kennebec Journal, November 2, 2007
Public forum says no to consolidation, The Forecaster,
November 1, 2007
Southport faces the high cost of consolidation,
Boothbay Register,
November 1, 2007
School merger would drive up SAD 34 taxes, MaineCoastNow.com, October 31, 2007
Jay: Panel sorts out school assets, Sun Journal,
October 30, 2007
Falmouth could take financial hit from school consolidation, The Forecaster,
October 25, 2007
Waterboro: Education reform means budget cuts for SAD 57, KeepMeCurrent.com,
October 24, 2007
Paris: SAD 17 spurns state, refuses merger talks,
Advertiser-Democrat,
October 22, 2007
Union 133 reticent to form partnership with Augusta schools, Kennebec Journal | Morning Sentinel,
October 20, 2007
Jay: Planning panel to meet once a week, Sun Journal, October 19, 2007
Farmington: School merger group making progress, Sun Journal,
October 19, 2007
Yarmouth: School consolidation cost-shift discussions continue, Falmouth Forecaster, October 18, 2007
Freeport: Residents demand forum on school consolidation, Falmouth Forecaster, October 18, 2007
SAD 75 gets OK to merge or remain independent, Falmouth Forecaster, October 18, 2007
Surry Residents Get Update on Consolidation,
Ellsworth American, October 18, 2007
Bucksport: Eight-member Board to Head Future Regional School Unit 9,
Ellsworth American,
October 18, 2007
Committee Recommends 25 Director School Board, Daily Bulldog,
October 17, 2007
SAD 17 says no merger talks without financial resolutions,
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Deeper Discussions Urged for Whitefield, Other Schools in Regionalization, Lincoln County News, October 17, 2007
McIntire: Wiscasset remains 'in limbo' on consolidation partners,
Times Record,
October 16, 2007
SADs 34 & 56: RPC members question process, discuss petition to repeal law,
VillageSoup/Waldo County Citizen Reporter, October 16, 2007
Oxford: Talks set between SADs 17 and 39,
Lewiston Sun Journal, October 15, 2007
Harpswell: State changes SAD 75's status,
Brunswick Times Record,
October 12, 2007
Brewer begins new school budget process,
Bangor Daily News,
October 12, 2007
Rumford: SAD 43 to choose new committee,
Lewiston Sun Journal,
October 12, 2007
School consolidation concerns aired - Questions remain; answers are few, Seacoast Online,
October 11, 2007
Superintendent sees no quick savings in school systems, Camden Herald, October 11, 2007
York: School consolidation could be delayed;
Consolidation plan may not be ready before June, The York Weekly, October 10, 2007
Gendron Grilled at Whitefield School,
The Lincoln County News, October 10, 2007
Searsport: Consolidation group debates representation on new board;
Group agrees all towns need at least one rep, MaineCoastNow.com,
October 10, 2007
Hope: Local governments to be lobbied to oppose school district consolidation — Hope selectmen to be asked this week — others towns likely to follow, MaineCoastNow.Com,
October 8, 2007
Lamoine Wrestles with Consolidation,
Ellsworth American, October 4, 2007
Bucksport Area Towns Clarify School Consolidation Options,
Ellsworth American,
October 4, 2007
Durham, Pownal, Freeport alliance starts merger process,
Times Record,
October 4, 2007
Lincolnville: Five Town CSD signs resolution to repeal consolidation law, VillageSoup/Knox County Times, October 4, 2007
Bath: McIntire: Wiscasset schools 'in limbo,' Times Record,
October 3, 2007
Mount Desert: Board signs resolution opposing consolidation,
MaineCoastNow.com, October 3, 2007
CONSOLIDATION:
China stuck between large, small districts, Kennebec Journal, October 3, 2007
School proposal in York reveals 'cost-shift' snag;
Residents of York, Wells and Ogunquit are wary of one aspect of
partnership. Portland Press Herald, October 3, 2007
Crunch time in merger process, Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Winslow: Consolidation Plan; School partners added, Morning Sentinel,
October 2, 2007
Durham School Committee approves Freeport, Pownal regionalization talks, Times Record, October 1, 2007
Glenburn: Decision to deny consolidation plans appealed, Bangor Daily News, 9/29/2007
Madison: Two distant districts work toward merger, Bangor Daily News, September 28, 2007
Windham: Schools pick 2009 for consolidation deadline,
Lakes Region Suburban Weekly,
September 27, 2007
Letter to include China and Vassalboro in school plan, Morning Sentinel, 9/26/07
York - School Committee ponders state directive, The York Weekly, 9/26/2007
SADs 53, 59 make progress, Morning Sentinel, 9/26/2007
Local school systems get OK for consolidation plans, MaineCoastNOW.com, 9/26/07
SAD 9 board meets on consolidation, Kennebec Journal, 9/25/07
Pittsfield: SAD 53 drops consolidation talks with 38, 48, Bangor Daily News, 9/24/07
Bar Harbor: School board unofficially favors repeal of consolidation law, The Bar Harbor Times, 9/21/07
SAD 11 board members question state's ruling, Kennebec Journal, 9/21/07
It's Region 17 or nothing, school officials say, Bangor Daily News, 9/21/07
Local officials urge SAD44 to take strong stand in consolidation negotiations, Bethel Citizen, 9/21/07
Durham chooses Freeport, barely, Times Record, 9/20/07
Consolidation Discussion Defining Education’s “Essentials” Ellsworth American, Thursday, September 20, 2007
Union 93, 76, Surry: Will Students Be Well Served by Consolidation? Ellsworth American, September 20, 2007
Preliminary Plans Approved For New Union 96 School, Ellsworth American, September 20, 2007
Chelsea looks to state for consolidation help, Kennebec Journal|Morning Sentinel, 9/20/07
State to verify SAD 75’s ‘highly efficient’ status, Falmouth Forecaster, 9/20/07
Pittsfield: SAD 53 gets verdicts on consolidation plans, Bangor Daily News, 9/20/07
Augusta: Frustrated school board willing to deal with state, Kennebec Journal, 9/19/07
State asks York to consider additional consolidation partners, York Weekly, September 19, 2007 |
