Schools and Education
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2014
Students get up-close farm-to-table lesson in Portland
A culinary class at Portland Arts and Technology High School watches a butcher turn a pig into pork to learn where their food comes from.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2014
RSU 21 residents reject $75 million school renovation bond
The ambitious borrowing package fails by a margin of more than 2-to-1 in the towns of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Child welfare is sad victim of Maine’s neglect
It takes upset parents, not DHHS, to shut down facilities that mistreat kids.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2014
Plans for Kennebunk High School arts center generate confusion
A private group is trying to raise $20 million to build a larger facility with performance and studio space for community use.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2014
Controversy plagues school mental health screening
Experts say many teens struggle with untreated mental illness, but schools are grappling with how to offer mental health services in a patchwork, underfunded system.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014
Poverty impacts Maine students’ grades, researchers say
The study came after the LePage administration began a report card-style ranking system for schools.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014
Alcohol, tobacco use down, but so are spirits, Maine school kids report
A survey by state agencies shows upticks in bullying and thoughts of suicide.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014
Early education, teacher pay priorities for Maine Legislature’s Education Committee
Members will also examine a report urging changes to the state’s school-funding formula.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2014
In-state tuition considered for those in N.H. illegally
The bill is being voted on by the state House this month.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2014
LePage wants Rier as permanent chief of education
James Rier has held the job since October, when previous commissioner Stephen Bowen left.
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