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Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
LePage nominates acting education commissioner to permanent position
Robert Hasson Jr. has been acting commissioner since November.
New $60 million Mt. Ararat High School scheduled to open in 2020
Voters in four towns approve a plan in which the state will pay about $53.5 million of the cost of the school in Topsham.
Gardiner High teenager wins state poetry competition
Gabrielle Cooper, a senior at Gardiner Area High School, will move on to the national competition in Washington in April.
Bus in fatal crash was coming from drama event
Police continue to investigate the accident that killed a woman and her young son Friday in Norridgewock.
Social media threat made against Yarmouth High
Police were able to identify a suspect from out of state and school is in session Monday, the superintendent says.
How Maine’s education funding system works
The way the state funds K-12 education is complex. It starts with the amount of money earmarked for schools. This year, Gov. Paul LePage is proposing $1 billion – about $20 million, or 2 percent, less than the state spent on public schools this budget cycle. That dollar figure is plugged into an “essential programs […]
Clear winners and losers: LePage plan shakes up school funding
Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and Portland tighten their belts to deal with sizable losses of state funding while others enjoy gains, but legislators may change the numbers.
Maine professor had hand in April’s March for Science
Paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill says scientists have to honk their own horns to foster a stronger connection with the public and politicians.
SMCC trains immigrants with medical backgrounds to be EMTs
The new program, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, is designed to meet a growing need for multilingual emergency medical technicians.