Trustees are asked to sign off on $15 million in first-stage funding to get it off the ground.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Alternative school drops bid to be new charter school
Wayfinder says it will stay focused on its work with pregnant teens and high school dropouts.
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Two Maine charter schools get strong support for renewal
A state commission must decide whether to renew the charters of two schools that have been open for five years, the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences and the Cornville Regional Charter School.
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Westbrook School Committee races uncontested
Two incumbents are unopposed for reelection to the school board.
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Seven College of the Atlantic students involved in van crash released from hospital
Two vans collided in Thorndike on Sunday.
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Interactive map: graduation rates hit record highs
Compare graduation rates among the 50 states.
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National high school graduation rates reach record high
The White House boasts that the graduation rate has increased by about 4 percent points since the 2010-2011 school year.
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Two-term Portland School Board member facing challenger
Incumbent Laurie Davis and her opponent Bill Linnell both have experience working with older and alternative learners.
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At Southern Maine Community College, serving up a brunch to remember
Graduates of the class of 2010 culinary arts program prepare a fundraising meal to honor a classmate who was killed during a home invasion in Texas.
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Fired Waterville principal Donald Reiter surrenders teaching certificate
In exchange, the state dismisses a misdemeanor charge of official oppression that was brought after Reiter allegedly asked an 18-year-old student for sex.