Schools and Education
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
City counterparts get first look at Portland school budget that cuts staff, but raises taxes
Superintendent Ryan Scallon's proposed $161 million budget would eliminate nearly 30 positions. The City Council ultimately has to sign off on the budget before sending it to voters this summer.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
The suit stems from the state's decision last year to not count an Advance Placement course on Afridan American Studies toward state credit.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Some central Maine districts endorse moving first day of school to after Labor Day
Augusta area schools will start school after Labor Day, but snow days could possibly run school into the week of Juneteenth.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed
Students applying for college have been left in limbo this year as they await the Education Department’s overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Home of Central Maine Idol competition to host American Idol viewing party for last year’s winner
Julia Gagnon, who won the Hallowell-based singing competition last summer, will appear on the next episode of the national TV show, which airs Sunday at 8 p.m.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Bill to overhaul how Maine educates its youngest special needs students moves ahead
The bill would transfer some of the responsibility for providing disability services to young kids onto individual school districts within 4 years – a timeline that some worry is too quick.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Portland parents voice concerns about staffing cuts in proposed school budget
About 25 parents and educators ask the district board to preserve positions in a $161 million budget that would eliminate nearly 30 positions and raise the schools' portion of the tax bill 6.85%.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Maine’s biggest upset this March hasn’t been on the court. It was on a chess board.
Baxter Academy's fledgling team wins a state championship in its first few months with help from a 16-year-old from Angola who learned to play while living at the Portland Expo.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
UMaine Orono part of high-altitude balloon launch to record solar eclipse
The eclipse can be viewed from the vantage point of high-altitude balloons on April 8 on YouTube.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Former York special education teacher settles discrimination lawsuit against district
Michele Figueira had sued the York School Department last summer, alleging officials created a hostile work environment in which she was discriminated against for being gay. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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