Superintendent Ryan Scallon laid out the district’s financial hurdles in a public forum, where many turned out to support increasing music education in Portland schools.
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Staff Writer
Riley covers education for the Press Herald. Before moving to Portland, she spent two years in Kenai, Alaska, reporting on local government, schools and natural resources for the public radio station KDLL as part of the Report for America program. Riley originally hails from Sarasota, Florida, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the college’s student newspaper, The Campus. She has interned at the Burlington Free Press, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Magazine in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Riley is passionate about roller skating, cooking and her cat, Edgar.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston private school sues state, family over ‘stay put’ rule for students with disabilities
A private special education school run by Spurwink says it should be allowed to immediately discharge a student who has injured staff, but the state education department says that’s not allowed under federal law.
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Maine 4th graders’ math and reading skills are among the lowest in the US
Reading and math proficiency scores for Maine’s 4th graders have fallen roughly 10 percentage points since 2019, ranking among the biggest drops nationwide.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
More than 33,000 Mainers affected by school cyber breach
PowerSchool revealed the extent of its software breach in Maine in a filing with the state attorney general’s office on Monday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Federal immigration changes for schools worry Maine parents
A Portland mom seeking asylum says there has been a lot of fear since President Trump announced new immigration policies, but she still feels safe sending her children to school.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
South Portland Middle evacuated for second time because of gas odor
Staff and students were evacuated for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning while the fire department determined there was no leak, the superintendent said.
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Company behind Belfast salmon farm abandons project, citing legal challenges
Norwegian company Nordic Aquafarms says it is dropping the controversial proposal for a $500 million, land-based aquaculture operation.
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Portland athletic director won’t be fired after reaching agreement with district
The district held an 8-hour hearing Tuesday about the potential termination of the Lincoln Middle School Athletic Director Jemal Murph, who struck a student in what his attorney said was self-defense.
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Portland middle school athletic director awaits decision after 8-hour termination hearing
Early Wednesday, the school board delayed a vote on whether to fire Lincoln Middle School athletic director Jemal Murph for hitting a student, which his attorney says he did in self-defense.
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Portland school board delays vote on firing athletic director after 8-hour hearing
An attorney for Jemal Murph argued that the Lincoln Middle School athletic director acted in self-defense when he hit a student.