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 1, 2010
Maine to develop environmental literacy program
The program for kindergarten through high school will help students achieve ‘a deep understanding of the 21st century’s complex, environmental issues.’
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
UMF to launch young writers workshop
The week-long program will consist of intensive workshops where students will write poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
Obama announces plan to tackle dropout rate
Only about 70 percent of high school freshmen in the United States end up graduating from a traditional high school program, according to the White House.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
USM proposes 3 fewer schools or colleges
USM proposal for academic reorganization would reduce eight schools or colleges to five.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
NEA chief economist to speak at UNE
Richard Sims will speak on the future of education in the United States.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2010
Metro fare hikes delayed for public school students
Students who ride the Metro will continue paying 50 cents through the end of the school year.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2010
Facing cuts: ‘If we’re overstaffed, it’s not here’
A special education teacher at Longfellow Elementary never stops, often juggling several tasks at one time.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2010
Keeping count: Report could have big budget impact
An overhaul is proposed at a time when special ed costs $16 million a year.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2010
Special ed report could be force for change
Parents of Portland students agree that ‘there is a lack of defined leadership and consistency’ in special ed programs.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2010
Consultants defend findings on special ed
The report was based on the district’s own data, they tell the School Committee.
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