It lets a councilor weigh in on the next school budget even though his wife is a School Board member.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Arizona schools to remain closed as teachers demand more education funding
The statewide teachers’ walkout over pay and education funding heads into a second week.
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Feature obituary: Sandra Featherman, visionary former UNE president, dies at 84
Featherman was chief architect of the 1996 merger of UNE and Westbrook College in Portland.
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School bus backs up onto car in New Sharon
The bus driver did not see the car behind her as she backed up to pick up students who were arriving late.
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Finance committee members say Portland school budget is still too high
Two members urge the school board to provide more detailed information on programs and staffing.
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Thousands of teachers in Arizona, Colorado walkout in protest
The protests Thursday are part of the grass-roots #RedforEd movement that spread from West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
After hours of debate, Scarborough councilors schedule school board recall vote
The decision on the divisive issue followed a hearing attended by more than 120 people.
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Waterville schools superintendent makes case for social workers, psychiatric staff
More students are facing problems such as homelessness and abuse, Eric Haley tells city officials and residents.
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Maine students to be required to get meningitis vaccine
The protection against the bacterial form of the disease had previously been a recommendation, but public health officials want more protection for students entering seventh and 12 grades.
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Lawmakers didn’t fund Maine schools before adjournment last week
The lobbying group that represents superintendents warns that failure to release the more than $1 billion in funding could be ‘disruptive.’