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A state audit found some areas in the Auburn school district's special education program which are not up to standard. 

Voters will decide whether to accept an extra $4.6 million to remove hazardous materials at the high school.

Eight of the Auburn Youth Wrestling Club's members will be freshmen at Edward Little next year and are expected to join what may be the high school's first-ever wrestling team.

Ayanna Goonesekere is valedictorian, and Kameron Douin is salutatorian.

The resignation of David Creech sparked an uproar in Scarborough this year that led to the recall of three school board members.

The School Committee agreed to designate up to an additional $200,000 to reduce the tax impact at the request of Mayor Jason Levesque.

The funding will come directly from the state and will not lead to a further increase in proposed tax impact, she said.

Of the 23.5 positions being cut, 15.5 are educators spread across all of Auburn's schools.

The Auburn school district has initiated the first comprehensive evaluation of school facilities in nearly 20 years.

Last month, Superintendent Cornelia Brown told school officials that the high school may not open as scheduled due to cost escalations.