Lana covers education for the Portland Press Herald. She joins the Press Herald from VTDigger, where she covered Chittenden County, Vermont’s population center. Previously she was a Report for America fellow in Mendocino County, covering environmental news for a digital outlet and a public radio station. She also reported on the environment for digital news outlet, WhoWhatWhy. In her spare time Lana enjoys hiking with her Goldendoodle, Rigby, running, surfing and baking.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
Board, parents seek answers about how Portland middle school protests went awry
Superintendent Xavier Botana said the district is still processing the protests at Lincoln and Lyman Moore middle schools last week. The school board plans to hold a workshop to discuss the matter at its June 7 meeting.
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PublishedMay 16, 2022
Penn State administrator named next president of USM
Jacqueline Edmonson, current chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will start in her job on July 1.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
University of Southern Maine faculty senate votes no confidence in chancellor
USM faculty cited the departure of 3 system presidents within the year and a lack of faculty input in important University of Maine System decisions.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
Portland middle school students march against race, gender harassment
Students at Lyman Moore and Lincoln middle schools said they don’t believe teachers and administrators are taking their concerns seriously enough. Administrators say they want students to speak up.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
County teachers of the year announced in Maine
The 16 honorees include educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Portland schools will require masks starting Thursday
Maine now has the fourth highest COVID-19 infection rate among states as the average daily case count has declined this week.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Maine hospitals report spike in patients with COVID-19 as risk rises
Cumberland County and the midcoast were reclassified by the U.S. CDC as being at ‘high’ risk for COVID-19 on Thursday, the same day the state saw the number of hospitalized patients with the virus increase to 193.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Old Orchard Beach police chief to retire after almost 50 years on force
Dana Kelley will step down this month after serving as police chief for 30 years.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Portland school board funds construction cost overruns, discusses reducing school budget
The Portland school board voted to pay $1.2 million to cover construction cost overruns from the renovation of two elementary schools. The board also discussed whether and how to alter their budget following a request from the city that they reduce it by $1 million.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Some southern Maine Republicans divided on party’s new platform
While some are embracing the socially conservative changes, others worry that the shift will drive people away and backfire at the polls.
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