PORTLAND — As City Councilors head to a decision on school funding, the proposed $112 million education budget for fiscal year 2019 received overwhelming public support Monday. “I don’t believe it is in our community’s best interest to cut the budget at Portland schools,” Emily Alpers told councilors in a public hearing that lasted more than […]

PORTLAND — At least one member of the School Board believes a consolidation study could be a chance to create new grade configurations and programming that would better meet student needs. But others on the board urged caution and said the School Department must ensure there’s an opportunity for full community engagement in any discussion around […]

PORTLAND — At least one member of the School Board believes a consolidation study could be a chance to create new grade configurations and programming that would better meet student needs. But others on the board urged caution and said the School Department must ensure there’s an opportunity for full community engagement in any discussion around […]

PORTLAND — As City Councilors head to a decision on school funding, the proposed $112 million education budget for fiscal year 2019 received overwhelming public support Monday. “I don’t believe it is in our community’s best interest to cut the budget at Portland schools,” Emily Alpers told councilors in a public hearing that lasted more than […]

PORTLAND — In an effort to balance out the property tax burden and avert additional cuts to the proposed school budget, Mayor Ethan Strimling on Monday introduced plans to amend the $247 million municipal budget. “I wanted to make sure there was a full discussion about the entire budget. I don’t look at the budget as […]

PORTLAND — Levey Day School, founded more than 60 years ago, hopes to make a big investment in its future with the help of a $100,000 grant that will allow the school to add more than a dozen new students in the fall. The donation is the largest in the school’s history. David Freidenreich, president of the […]

PORTLAND — In a hands-on science lesson, fifth-graders at Longfellow Elementary followed the flow of water from their Stevens Avenue school to Capisic Pond last week to learn how human behavior can impact water quality. The Longfellow students joined wetland ecology students from the University of Southern Maine to explore various aspects of the Capisic watershed and […]

PORTLAND — In a hands-on science lesson, fifth-graders at Longfellow Elementary followed the flow of water from their Stevens Avenue school to Capisic Pond last week to learn how human behavior can impact water quality. The Longfellow students joined wetland ecology students from the University of Southern Maine to explore various aspects of the Capisic watershed and […]

PORTLAND — A Portland High School sophomore could have his artwork appear on Google’s homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Will Gordon is one of 53 regional winners the technology company selected in an annual contest. His “Google Doodle,” entitled “Wandering in the Woods,” was selected from hundreds submitted by students in Maine, according to […]