Mask-wearing will be optional in Auburn schools sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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AUBURN The number of people taking out nomination papers for this year’s election is lagging behind previous election cycles, so far.
As of Thursday, nine people had taken out papers to run for the 15 elected seats. All seats are up for election every two years.
According to City Clerk Sue Clements-Dallaire, at this time two years ago, some 25 people had taken out papers.
“(That’s) much different from what we’ve seen so far this year,” she said.
Earlier Thursday, Mayor Jason Levesque became the first official candidate for mayor, announcing he will seek a third term. Asked about the low numbers of candidates, Levesque said he wasn’t sure yet.
Auburn School Committee votes to return high school students to school full time pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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AUBURN The School Committee has rejected a recommendation from the superintendent to increase daily instruction for struggling students.
The committee voted 4-4 on Wednesday night after a passionate debate on the proposal. Tie votes mean a motion fails.
Superintendent Connie Brown’s recommendation came in response to low math and reading scores on elementary school progress reports and news that as many as 100 freshmen are failing at least one class.
Auburn School Superintendent Connie Brown
“I cannot have the committee tell me to raise graduation rates and improve test scores and do nothing about it,” Brown said in response to a motion to table the issue.