Kelley Bouchard is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald who writes about tourism, transportation, agriculture, supermarkets, forest industries, sustainability, minority-owned businesses and other subjects. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, immigration, history, human rights, aging issues, 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 for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2010
High hopes for dropout prevention summits
Maine held its first statewide dropout prevention summit last July, sponsored by the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Shared Youth Vision Council. More than 250 educators, public officials, business leaders, social service providers, students and others gathered to brainstorm solutions at the University of Maine in Orono. Participants in the Maine summit worked […]
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PublishedMarch 21, 2010
Rural school has formula for success
A web of support keeps teens from dropping out, and almost all of them go on to college.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2010
Social worker cultivates ties with at-risk teens
To retain students, Portland’s Sophie Payson drives them to court dates and knocks on their doors.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2010
Youth’s mindset shifts after volunteering abroad
A former dropout who will return to the Dominican Republic next week wants to be a vet or a physician.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2010
Maine’s 10 lowest-achieving schools identified
The Department of Education names 10 persistently low-achieving schools and offers federal funding for commitment to reform.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2010
Pleas to Portland board:Don’t cut jobs, school programs
The School Committee has its first public hearing on a budget plan eroded by reduced state aid.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2010
Middle school, freshman sports could suffer under budget cuts
Several interscholastic teams would be eliminated under a plan to cut costs at Portland’s three middle schools.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2010
City to invite dropouts to come back
Organizers say an amnesty day is meant to show a willingness to address students’ concerns.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Dispatches from Portland schools
Principal’s Award winners; Deering debaters; Rock Around the World fundraiser; student artwork exhibit.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Portland school budgetforum on Monday
The public hearing will focus on the proposed $89.3 million budget for the coming school year.
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