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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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Veteran Portland educator named Maine Teacher of the Year
Joshua Chard teaches second and third grade at the East End Community School in Portland.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Maine school districts hit by shortage of school bus drivers
In Westbrook alone, the district is down nearly one-third from full staffing, and three drivers say the situation is unsustainable and unsafe.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Bike-to-school movement is rolling again in Portland and elsewhere
Students in communities around Maine and the nation are commuting to school by bike again, some in large caravans with parents coming along for the ride.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2023
South Portland High sends students home after morning lockdown
The incident, which involved a minor carrying an airsoft gun on school property, was unrelated to the South Portland teenager currently charged with promoting a scheme to kill people at the high school, according to Superintendent Tim Matheney.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
UMaine System and its maintenance and service workers union at an impasse in bargaining
The university system is offering a one-year contract extension with a 3% raise. The union says that’s not enough and has requested third-party mediation.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
UMaine wants to lure people back to school to finish college degrees
The University of Maine System is offering new financial incentives that it hopes will attract some of the more than 280,000 Maine residents with partially completed degrees.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2023
Lewiston accident is latest crash involving Maine school bus
No one was injured and there was no significant damage when a car struck a school bus Friday morning in Lewiston, but accidents involving school buses are far too common, officials say.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2023
Portland school district launches Wabanaki studies and Black history curriculums
The Wabanaki studies curriculums for kindergarten, first, third and seventh grades are complete and in use in Portland classrooms this school year.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Hurricane watch lifted for Down East Maine
The state is still expected to experience tropical storm conditions, with coastal erosion, downed trees and power outages.
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