The special election will be held on March 7.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes new rules limiting sugar in school meals
The goal is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines in the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million children and lunch to nearly 30 million children.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
College Board faces storm of criticism over AP African American studies
The College Board and several professors who worked on the Advanced Placement course said it was all strictly a matter of pedagogy, not politics, with one going so far as to say, ‘This was pure cowardice.’
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Lawmaker proposes allowing armed teachers in Maine schools
A Republican lawmaker has sponsored a bill that would allow a school employee who completes certification to have a gun on school property.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
DeSantis aims to cut college diversity efforts; New College ousts president
The Florida governor, who has been waging a culture war across the state, says he wants to see diversity, equity and inclusion programs to ‘wither on the vine.’
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bill would extend eligibility for special education services
Some school districts, however, balk at cost and opponents question whether the public school system is the right place to best serve this population up to age 22.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UMaine Orono dips into reserves amid declining enrollment
The UMaine System board allows the state’s flagship university to pull $5.7 million from savings to help close a $17 million budget gap.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health
Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.
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Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library
A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.