Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Board debates how to oversee renovation projects at 4 Portland schools

While several members emphasize the need for public participation, others caution that large committees can be unwieldy and could slow the projects.

The Maine Charter School Commission also discusses possibly waiting a year to consider a 10th charter school.

by JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press December 4, 2017December 5, 2017

The Douglas County, Colorado, program had been tied up for years in litigation that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

by Moriah Balingit The Washington Post December 4, 2017December 4, 2017

It is the highest rate since standardized reporting began, but gaps persist in graduation rates of minorities.

by Associated Press December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

The middle school teacher allegedly gave one student a vaporizer.

by Elizabeth Clemente The Forecaster November 30, 2017November 30, 2017

The state has tied “some financial incentives into the mix” for districts that comply, says Superintendent Paul Perzanoski.

by jocelyn van saun The forecaster November 30, 2017November 30, 2017

Sammy Potter started envisioning the event while he was an intern for Sen. Susan Collins.

by BONNIE WASHUK Sun Journal November 29, 2017November 29, 2017

The money will be used to create a new position at the school to decrease detentions and turn disciplinary cases into ‘teaching moments.’

State funding for Maine’s K-12 public schools declined 9 percent from 2008 to 2015.

It joins about a half-dozen other Maine school districts that have approved such policies since a landmark state supreme court ruling in 2014.