A retired teacher takes on incumbents for at-large slots, and two candidates vie to represent District 3.
Kelley Bouchard
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Kelley writes about Maine businesses large and small, focusing on economic development, workforce initiatives and the state’s leading business organizations. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, immigration, education, transportation, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Campaign Diary: It’s about more than money, Mitchell supporter says
LEWISTON – Noah Abdi wasn’t kidding when he called Libby Mitchell “Governor” during a campaign stop Thursday morning at the African Immigrants Association on Lisbon Street. “I’m a political junkie and I love the political system in America,” Abdi explained afterward. “I believe Libby Mitchell will be the next governor of Maine.” Abdi, who works […]
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Portland aims to add steppingstones to kindergarten
Portland’s school chief says preschool for 4-year-olds will build a foundation for later success in education.
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Feds offer anti-bullying guidance to educators
The White House and Department of Education also announced the next steps to address bullying and harassment in schools.
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Readfield teacher wins $25,000 Milken award
Education Commissioner Angela Faherty presents the unrestricted prize to Kristie Clark, a 20-year teaching veteran.
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Portland High dance draws crowd despite grinding ban
The senior class and student council sold 497 tickets to the annual event, which usually attracts 325 to 350 students.
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Forum focus: Should noncitizens be allowed to vote in city elections?
PORTLAND – A proposal on the city’s ballot to give noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections was the focus of a student-moderated forum Wednesday at Portland High School. The forum, hosted by Antoinette Skillings’ law and public policy class, included residents on both sides of the issue, advocates for immigrants and city officials […]
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Grinding ban has students griping
Portland’s rule, which affects Saturday’s homecoming dance, mirrors steps taken in other districts.
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Discipline in Schools: Technology tests academic honesty
It used to be that cheating was a simple matter of copying someone else’s homework, letting your eyes wander during a test or turning in a friend’s term paper as your own.
Now, smart phones and other information technologies are so prevalent in students’ lives that it’s tougher to tell when they’re cheating.
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Growth erases need to redistrict Portland elementary schools
Officials say student rolls are balanced and will stay that way even after a new facility opens.