Online ratings like those from GreatSchools make it easier than ever for individuals to judge the quality of schools at a glance. But some school administrators say the data, which may be inaccurate or several years out of date, lacks important context.
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Republicans are readying lawsuits to block Biden’s student debt plan
GOP attorneys general, top lawmakers and conservative groups are discussing legal options, alleging the White House’s move to cancel student debt is illegal.
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Lewiston bus woes persist into new school year
New this year, the school district is staggering the start times for elementary schools to transport more students using fewer buses and reduce transportation disruptions.
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National student test scores plunged during the pandemic
The results fell to levels unseen for decades.
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High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to read
Mounting evidence from around the country shows that students who spent more time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year, many of them Black and Latino, lost about half of an academic year of learning.
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Judge thwarts Virginia Republicans’ effort to limit sale of books at Barnes & Noble
The 2 books at the heart of the suit are Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer,’ a memoir about identifying as nonbinary, and Sarah J. Maas’s ‘A Court of Mist and Fury,’ a fantasy novel that depicts a dark fairy romance.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine students head back to school, this time without all the COVID protocols
The return to classrooms feels much more normal this year as pandemic restrictions have gone away.
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Religious schools shun state funding despite Maine victory
Maine’s attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state antidiscrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty, and that requirement has frustrated the families who sued.
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Lewiston schools to start new cellphone, recording restrictions Wednesday
School Committee members additionally voted to reallocate unspent funds from open staff positions to help students reenter the school system and expand the Store Next Door.
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Schools prepare for surge of new students from asylum-seeking families
Saco will see enrollment grow by over 100 this fall, testing teachers and staff and straining budgets.