Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
Students fight to save Sanford High’s alternative learning program
The district is considering cutting the program, which supports 40 students with serious mental health concerns, in an effort to close a projected $5 million budget gap without raising taxes 30%.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them
The scene in classrooms around the country is similar: Kids are on their phones, even when school rules forbid it.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Former Portland teacher settles federal lawsuit against the district
Eric Poulin alleged that he was fired in retaliation for speaking publicly about staff shortages after an education technician was accused of abusing a student.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Notre Dame’s tiny namesake shows plight of religious colleges
Over the past decade, the 102-year-old private college with about 1,400 students, located in South Euclid, Ohio, has watched its enrollment wither by a third.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
Diesel exhaust from school buses potentially affects one-third of U.S. students, their parents and educators each day, according to federal data.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Principal leaving Portland’s Casco Bay High after 19 years
Derek Pierce, the first and only principal the school has ever had, plans to leave at the end of the school year, saying he feels like he's run his course and that it's time to create space for new leaders and new perspectives.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
2021 law required African American studies in Maine schools. A new bill would strengthen it.
While other states are banning lessons on African American history and slavery, Maine lawmakers are considering updating the law mandating these classes be taught in all K-12 schools to ensure compliance and provide resources.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Western Maine school district sees absenteeism drop, but not enough
Administrators in the Mt. Blue Regional School District are struggling to improve attendance rates as parents and students readjust after the pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
State urges Winthrop, other school districts to take electric buses off the road due to defects
Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Outdoor skills students brave fierce winds, cold to teacher others how to catch fish in Roxbury Pond
Region 9 School of Applied Technology students and instructors hosted the ice fishing event for about 90 T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School students on Friday morning.
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