The discovery was made after the student was stopped on suspicion of violating the school’s tobacco and vaping policy.
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Winthrop School District one of several to report issues with new electric school buses
Two of Winthrop’s brand-new Lion Electric Company school buses have not hit the road yet because of malfunctioning windshields, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. Yarmouth and Vinalhaven have experienced similar problems.
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Maine’s poorest students still face burdens, despite state’s free community college program
More low-income students have enrolled in the Maine Community College System since free tuition was introduced, but many were already getting free tuition under federal grant programs and still struggle to pay for food and housing.
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Penn president resigns amid backlash to her testimony on antisemitism
The announcement came a day before Penn’s board of trustees was set to meet amid the growing leadership crisis.
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Principal of Connors Elementary School in Lewiston responds to sex assault allegations
Donald Ferrara’s attorney, Walter McKee, firmly denied all allegations and said his client plans to appeal the protection order.
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Ivy League presidents reckon with backlash over remarks about campus antisemitism
Much of the blowback centered on a heated line of questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who repeatedly asked whether ‘calling for the genocide of Jews’ would violate each university’s code of conduct.
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Portland Public Schools inaugurates new board members
Three members and 6 student representatives are sworn into office.
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Maine lawmakers question education chief over failing early childhood program
Legislators called the Child Development Services agency ‘broken.’ Education Commissioner Pender Makin said little to ease their concerns.
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Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
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Roux Institute awarded nearly $1 million for clean energy incubator program
The money comes from the governor’s Clean Energy Partnership program, one of many created with Maine’s share of American Rescue Plan funding.