10 Percent Across-the-Board Cut Approved by School Committee - Newport This Week

10 Percent Across-the-Board Cut Approved by School Committee - Newport This Week

The Newport School Committee will not use any of its roughly $1 million surplus to save staffing positions or fill holes in its upcoming budget, which calls for a 10 percent reduction “across all working groups.” On April 8, the committee voted 4-3 to approve the school department’s $49.4 million Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which eliminates 22 educators, three administrative support staff and 19 support positions across the district. According to c…

Machias School Committee Submits Proposed Budget, but Federal Funding Concerns Remain

By Paul Sylvain The Machias School Board last week submitted its proposed 2025-26 budget to town officials, representing an overall increase of around 3.15%, which is up $265,157 to $8,674,699, from $8,409,542 last year. However, the proverbial elephant in the room is what the education cost will actually be if President Trump makes good on his threat to withhold federal money from Maine over Gov. Janet Mills’ hard-line stand allowing transgende…