Now if nine more refuse...

can we call it an EPIC fail?

Heeding the advice of more than 120 taxpayers unhappy with their school being named one of the lowest achieving in the state, the SAD 29 board of directors has voted not to accept federal improvement dollars that come with the label.
‘Failing school’ funding rejected: Houlton speaks out against state [...]

The lowest, listed

The “persistently lowest-achieving schools,” according to the MDOE.

Houlton Junior-Senior High School
Deer Isle-Stonington High School
Governor James B. Longley Elementary School, Lewiston
Riverton Elementary School, Portland
Sumner Memorial High School, Sullivan
Carrabec High School, North Anson
Hodgdon High School
Lake Region High School, Naples
Livermore Falls High School
Madison Area High School

from this 3/10/10 BDN article.