The University of Southern Maine is studying the impact that adding student housing to the Portland campus will have on parking and whether more spots are needed.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland schools, city continue work on body camera negotiations
The police chief stressed a desire to start using the cameras right away at a board meeting in November, but school officials say there is no firm timeline for working out an agreement governing the rules for their use.
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Gym class without the gym? With technology, it’s catching on
For students whose tests and textbooks have migrated to screens, technology as gym equipment may have been only a matter of time
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Leaders of virtual charter school contest employees’ vote to form a union
The dispute follows concerns that several teachers raised in September about the hiring of a new principal and a lack of input they had in the process.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Scarborough Leader, Schools and Education, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough teachers rally for contract; Bernie Sanders sends letter of support
Working without a contract since September, Scarborough teachers are pushing for improved working conditions that school officials say are ‘good-faith disagreements.’
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Presque Isle school district closed following email threat
Officials say students in the 5-town school district in Aroostook County have been sent home for the day as a precaution following a threat.
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Student’s artwork with defaced Bible prompts complaint at USM
A member of a church group that rents space at the university has called the piece ‘inappropriate and repugnant,’ but USM says it falls under protected free speech.
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Two Standish schools touched by crash that killed third-grader
The parents of 8-year-old Owen Oates remained hospitalized Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Chuck Peddle, Maine native called ‘father of the personal computer,’ dies at age 82
Peddle, who grew up in Augusta and graduated from the University of Maine, is credited with inventing the low-cost microprocessor used in early personal computers, such as the Commodore 64 and Apple II.
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Judge hears appeal of Camden Hills student’s suspension over sex assault allegation
The boy’s mother is seeking to have the suspension overturned.