As overseas military threats multiply, the U.S. defense industry is looking to vastly scale up hiring and worker training, including in Maine.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Brewer student sues school department over inclusionary transgender policy
The lawsuit says a teacher and school principal told the student that her petition calling for the school to reverse its transgender bathroom policy could be considered hate speech.
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Gardiner school district community remains divided over transgender student policy
While some parents want to see changes to the district’s policy that allows students to use bathrooms of the gender they identify with, the district’s attorney advised that rescinding the policy or making major changes to it could result in litigation.
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Sanford alternative learning program back in school budget – for now
The Sanford School Committee voted to keep the program in next year’s budget, but the City Council could still send the budget back to the committee to make more cuts.
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Hebron news hawks launch school paper
When Hebron student Ori Brennan wanted to learn about journalism, she started a school newspaper so she could learn on the job.
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Federal judge rejects Bangor school’s request to scrap anti-discrimination law ahead of trial
Crosspoint Church accused Maine of discriminating against religious schools whose policies violate the state’s Human Rights Act. The state says giving them taxpayer dollars would allow discrimination against students.
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Why some student loan borrowers are locked out of Biden’s debt relief efforts
People are being shut out from student debt forgiveness initiatives through no fault of their own, and they are asking the Education Department for relief.
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Lawmakers hear input on bill to have local schools, not the state, provide disability services for young kids
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee held a public hearing Tuesday to work through a proposal to make school districts responsible for providing these services to kids ages 3 to 6.
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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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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.