The city says it will use anticipated and unspent funds to make short-term improvements and remove an outdoor ramp deemed to be unsafe.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
South Portland to have business signs at school athletic facilities
Superintendent Ken Kunin assures a divided school board that the signs for corporate sponsorship will be tasteful and eventually could raise ‘six figures’ for sports programs.
Lawmaker proposes legislation to ease high school graduation requirements in Maine
There is widespread concern that the current standards are ‘practically impossible’ for many students to meet.
Bates College announces largest-ever single gift – $19 million
The joint contribution from seven different families will support a new academic program, digital and computational studies.
Firm gets input on search for Portland’s next superintendent
The school board hopes to hire someone by May to replace Emmanuel Caulk, who left last year.
Maine property owners on the hook for $20 million gap in school funding
Projections show 131 districts could lose money next year, with Portland hit the hardest, leading to calls for the state to increase its education spending.
Performing arts charter school in Sidney wins approval of Maine panel
The charter school commission also discusses a proposal to serve pregnant or parenting teens as part of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
Capt. Richard Phillips to deliver commencement speech
His daughter was enrolled as an art major at Castleton University in Vermont when he was kidnapped by Somali pirates.
Stars return to scene of ‘Love Story’
Actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal give a talk on the Harvard University campus.