Geoff Bruno has served as superintendent in Falmouth for the last 7 years and will start July 1 in Scarborough.
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South Portland hires new school superintendent
Timothy M. Matheney, a longtime educator, will take over July 1 for outgoing Superintendent Ken Kunin.
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Unity College to launch environmental education program at Pineland Farms
The announcement comes about 8 months after the college transitioned to a permanent hybrid model and said it would be looking to provide education in settings outside the main fixed campus.
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Maine colleges will encourage, not require, students to get vaccinated
Several campuses say they are strongly encouraging their students and staff to get vaccinations but won’t require them as long as the vaccines are authorized only for emergency use by the FDA.
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Portland schools receive national award for college readiness program for multilingual students
The award comes with a $5,000 prize the district plans to use to establish a scholarship fund for students participating in the Make It Happen! program.
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South Portland plans to release school equity report in mid-April
The report from the Center for Education Equity is based on focus groups with students, staff and parents and will come with recommendations for next steps in the district’s equity work.
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Portland elementary and middle school students will go back to classrooms 4 days per week
The target date for increasing in-person learning is April 26, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
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South Portland families urge schools to work harder on race issues
Some families say they want to see more urgency and transparency around racial equity work amid incidents that include a teacher’s use of a racial slur in a classroom last year.
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Coronavirus cases increase across University of Maine System
The positivity rate remains below the state average but some students and staff are not participating in weekly COVID-19 testing.
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Massachusetts might mandate genocide education after team used anti-Semitic language to call plays
Under the bill, which was approved last year by the Senate but failed to reach the governor’s desk, every school district would be required to teach the history of genocide in its middle and high schools.