Rose Bolduc, a seventh-grader at Lincoln Middle School advanced to the Maine State Spelling Bee by spelling ‘attributive’ in the 21st round.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Richmond residents to weigh in on leaving RSU 2
The question on the ballot asks whether residents want to explore leaving Regional School Unit 2, which would require knowing the costs to leave the district and to have Richmond run its own schools.
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Prosecutor drops OUI case against longtime Biddeford school bus driver
Richard Tanguay will return to work immediately, the superintendent said Friday, after breath and urine tests revealed no evidence of alcohol or drugs.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Portland renames school for Maine’s first African American legislator
Renaming Riverton Elementary School as the Gerald E. Talbot Community School is expected to take place by the 2020-21 school year.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Maine school districts would benefit from supplemental budget
Portland could receive a roughly $600,000 increase, and Brunswick, Gorham and Scarborough also could see a jump in state funding.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Flu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard
A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Two schools in Standish, Sanford closed due to flu outbreak
The Edna Libby Elementary School cancels Monday classes to give workers time to sanitize the building and the Sanford Christian Academy cancels classes after many students and staff call out sick.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Each year, Maine’s K-12 schools waste about 7 million pounds of food
Student efforts at King Middle School in Portland, which include sorting cafeteria food into five categories and using ‘compost guardians,’ reflect the state’s move toward reducing that number.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Private schools in Maine ask Chinese students not to visit home amid outbreak
Some of the schools also have called off administrators’ recruiting trips to China.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
State police, FBI investigating Collins-related threat to Maine high schools
Police would not immediately release names of the schools involved or details of the threat, which was also directed at U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.