A conference organizer says increasing radical tendencies, disinformation and other global developments make relevent the efforts of Havel, the prominent dissident who went on to become president of the Czech Republic.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Audit flags issues with Portland school department finances
Superintendent Xavier Botana told a City Council committee Thursday that the district has since added staff and restructured the finance department.
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Cheverus High School gets OK for taxpayer-funded tuition reimbursement
It was the only religious school to apply for participation in Maine’s tuition reimbursement plan after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Maine law that bars the use of public dollars for tuition at religious schools.
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Portland’s new limit on high school choice angers some parents
The district says it needs to ensure consistent populations at its two largest high schools from year to year and to better anticipate resource and staffing needs.
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USM on track to build arts center as fundraising reaches final phase
The school is entering the public phase of the largest fundraising campaign in its history, which includes money for the new arts center in Portland.
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Portland school board votes to limit school choice
After a lengthy discussion and two failed amendments, Portland’s board members vote 5-2 to change the district’s policy allowing students to attend the school of their choice.
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Portland education technicians say students are unsafe due to staffing shortages
In their second year without a contract, the ed techs are asking district leadership to come to the table and bargain.
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Bonny Eagle school board delays decision on whether to keep controversial book in high school library
Board members will read ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ over the next 2 weeks before deciding whether to remove it from the Bonny Eagle High School library.
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LePage unveils proposed plan to topple Maine’s ‘woke’ education system
Former Gov. Paul LePage unveils a proposed Parents Bill of Rights that echoes plans from Republicans in other states.
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Portland school board to vote Tuesday on limiting high school choice
The district says changes in enrollment between Portland and Deering high schools are making it difficult to anticipate resource and staffing needs.