Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Lewiston superintendent proposes apprenticeship program to alleviate staffing shortages
Jake Langlais is calling for the creation of a five-year on-the-job training program which would ultimately lead to certifications.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Some Florida high school athletes leery of being made to reveal menstrual cycles
The proposal, which is to be considered by the state's athletic association, has ignited a political furor at a time when the overturning of Roe v. Wade has moved women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy to the center of debate.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
National group threatens lawsuit against Maine school district over gender policy
The Goldwater Institute says the Damariscotta-area district is guilty of violating parental rights because it did not tell a student's mother that her child wanted to be identified as a boy instead of a girl.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
As teacher departures rise in Maine, solutions could be a year or more away
Maine lacks teacher vacancy tracking mechanism, making it difficult to see which districts need the most help.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
In gender clash, Maine schools caught between parents, kids
The handling of gender identity at public schools has emerged as a new front in the culture war, pitting children's privacy against some parents who fear educators are cutting them out of key conversations.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Six candidates vie for spots on inaugural Richmond school board
The special election will be held on March 7.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes new rules limiting sugar in school meals
The goal is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines in the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million children and lunch to nearly 30 million children.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
College Board faces storm of criticism over AP African American studies
The College Board and several professors who worked on the Advanced Placement course said it was all strictly a matter of pedagogy, not politics, with one going so far as to say, 'This was pure cowardice.'
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Lawmaker proposes allowing armed teachers in Maine schools
A Republican lawmaker has sponsored a bill that would allow a school employee who completes certification to have a gun on school property.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
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