At the Portland Public Schools, our goal is to prepare and empower students for what comes next. “Prepared” means students have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. “Empowered” means that they know what to do – that they have a plan. I’m satisfied we’ve met that goal with the Class of 2018. This […]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]

The future of Maine starts with our students – our future workforce. If we are serious about building a stronger state, lawmakers ought to invest in bonds that will help equip our kids with the skills necessary to compete in the job market and keep our schools safe. Now that the Legislature is back in […]

We want to go on record along with those who have been greatly impacted by Officer John Dalbec’s presence as the school resource officer in School Administrative District 51 (“Groundbreaking Cumberland school resource officer moving on,” June 6). John befriended our son Timothy many years ago when he was a student at Greely and has […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling a tad trampled lately. I know that sounds overly dramatic, but that’s how it is. National politics, state politics. I’ve been stunned by the actions of our national leaders – and I use that term loosely – and horrified by statements made by people I had previously looked […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling a tad trampled lately. I know that sounds overly dramatic, but that’s how it is. National politics, state politics. I’ve been stunned by the actions of our national leaders – and I use that term loosely – and horrified by statements made by people I had previously looked […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling a tad trampled lately. I know that sounds overly dramatic, but that’s how it is. National politics, state politics. I’ve been stunned by the actions of our national leaders – and I use that term loosely – and horrified by statements made by people I had previously looked […]

There is an ugly new America I no longer recognize as the land I love. It is not the land of the free and the home of the brave. It’s the land of the creep and the home of depraved. Not that this is really anything new. “By the end of the nineteenth century,” British […]

There is an ugly new America I no longer recognize as the land I love. It is not the land of the free and the home of the brave. It’s the land of the creep and the home of depraved. Not that this is really anything new. “By the end of the nineteenth century,” British […]

There is an ugly new America I no longer recognize as the land I love. It is not the land of the free and the home of the brave. It’s the land of the creep and the home of depraved. Not that this is really anything new. “By the end of the nineteenth century,” British […]