Public comments on the scaled-back budget include an idea that teachers and others accept a pay freeze next year.
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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Morse: Shake-up would save city schools nearly $38,000
Portland’s school board is scheduled to receive the superintendent’s administrative plan tonight.
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Suggestions on school budget in Portland? Tell the board
A public hearing tonight will take a look at next year’s spending proposal, which includes layoffs and expanded programs.
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Big ideas, and bigger results, at King Middle School
The architect of King’s culture of curiosity gains national attention once again.
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Portland schools chief submitsadministrative reorg plan
The plan would eliminate the assistant superintendent, human resources director and special education director, among others positions.
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Hearing Wednesdayon $89.8M school budget plan
A citywide referendum on the 2010-11 spending plan will be held on May 11.
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Falmouth students are finalistsin national ‘green’ school contest
Their video is in the running for a $150,000 hybrid school bus and the public can vote for the winning entry online.
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Portland schools get$500K to fight obesity
The two-year grant will pay for changes in the school lunch program, nutrition education and physical activity programs.
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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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Rural school has formula for success
A web of support keeps teens from dropping out, and almost all of them go on to college.