Schools and Education
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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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PublishedFebruary 15, 2024
Education committee now working with state officials on overhaul of Child Development Services
Lawmakers discuss a proposal from the Mills administration to transition the services from Department of Education to individual school districts.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Aroostook school district changes course, won’t use finger scanning software to track attendance
Parents and guardians of students who attend Caribou High School were notified that RSU 39 has decided against using biometric technology provided by a Pennsylvania company to track attendance.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Portland schools are still struggling with payroll problems
District leaders say the challenges were expected when it started outsourcing payroll in January and the issues are being fixed in a timely manner.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance
The Maine Chapter of the Maine ACLU criticizes the Aroostook County school district's decision on Tuesday, saying using biometrics to track students raises serious privacy concerns.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city
Tuesday's grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.
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