Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2024
Sensors help some Maine schools address student vaping
For Edward Little High School, having the sensors and a substance misuse counselor has worked to curb some vaping among students.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Maine education chief unveils plan to reform failing Child Development Services
Commissioner Pender Makin lays out a 3-year plan to transition responsibility for providing disability services to 3- and 5-year-old children from the Department of Education to local school districts.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Federal government examining Maine’s Child Development Services
Education Commissioner Pender Makin told employees a federal agency is 'interested' after multiple reports showed CDS is failing disabled children.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Teachers strike in Boston suburb hits 8th day, with tensions fraying
The Newton Teachers Association, which is prohibited by law from striking and faces hefty fines, said it's seeking living wages for all employees.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Maine schools prepare for cost of up to $13 million in first 6 months of new paid family leave program
Schools are preparing to contribute up to 1% of their employee payroll to the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave Program starting in January 2025.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2024
Lawmakers look to implement African American, Wabanaki studies requirements
A bill before legislators would put funding and support behind existing laws mandating that K-12 schools teach Maine Native American and African American history.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2024
Maine students give voice to ‘The Gaza Monologues’
Young actors from Casco Bay High School, Bowdoin College and the University of Southern Maine will present testimonies written in 2010 by teens who lived through war in Gaza. They said the words need to be heard now more than ever.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Maine is failing its youngest kids in need of disability services
Children are spending weeks, months, sometimes a year waiting for help from Child Development Services that the state agency says it cannot provide.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2024
Plagiarism probe finds some problems with former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s work
Harvard University has released a detailed account of its investigation into plagiarism allegations against former president Claudine Gay, who resigned this month over those concerns and her antisemitism testimony at a congressional hearing.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
Racist letter sent to South Portland DEI director came from known white supremacist
Ryan Murdough, who lives in New Hampshire and is the founder of the New England White Network, sent an email to Mohammed Albehadli last month that prompted him to fear for his safety and resign his post.
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