Posted inThe Forecaster

Southern Meetings: April 23-30

Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon.  4/26  3 p.m.  School Board Policy Committee Mon.  4/26  6 p.m.  Town Council Workshop Tues.  4/27  6 p.m.  Town Council Workshop Tues.  4/27  6:30 p.m.  School Board Workshop Tues.  4/27  7 p.m.  Board of Zoning Appeals Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information […]

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Posted inTimes Record Opinion

Commentary: Why it’s good for kids to have friends from different socioeconomic backgrounds

Friendships that bridge across social class – “cross-class friendships” – can minimize middle school academic achievement differences that are based on the level of parents’ education, according to research from the UCLA School Diversity Project. As scholars of adolescent development, we examined academic achievement differences among 4,288 middle school students in California based on their […]