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flag Only two Maine school districts won state construction funds for fire-damaged schools, the fewest in seven years, as $11 billion is needed to fix 500 schools.

flag Only two Maine school districts—Bath and Frenchville—have received state funding for school construction, targeting rebuilds of schools damaged by fire. flag The projects were selected from 95 applications, with funding limited by debt capacity and affordability. flag This marks the lowest number of approvals in a seven-year cycle. flag Many districts face deteriorating buildings but remain unfunded. flag A state commission estimates $11 billion is needed to address 500 of Maine’s 600 schools within 20 years. flag Bath plans to consolidate two schools, while others await future funding, with no timeline set.

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