An amended bill passed by the education committee incorporates some of the commission’s recommendations, but a $100 million price tag might scare lawmakers.
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Judge gives DOJ access to school sports rosters amid lawsuit over trans athletes
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf ruled against the federal government in its requests for lists of all known transgender athletes in Maine or results from events in which they competed.
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Statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools moves a step closer to reality
The Legislature’s budget committee this week supported funding and language Gov. Janet Mills proposed in her supplemental budget. If the House and Senate follow suit, Maine would join 23 other states with similar policies.
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Village Elementary School in Gorham has a new principal
Veteran educator Cheryl Fotter was promoted from interim principal.
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How Maine’s elite private colleges sold Wabanaki land to bankroll early construction
Tribes were stripped of millions of acres. Some of that ended up in the hands of Bowdoin and Colby colleges.
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US Supreme Court won’t hear Maine case about parental rights on gender in schools
Amber Lavigne sued a Damariscotta-based school district in 2023, arguing it violated her rights by not informing her about her 13-year-old’s gender expression.
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Does Maine spend roughly $20,000 per K-12 student? | Fact brief
Maine had the lowest per-student spending in New England as of the 2021-22 school year.
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Mills ups the pressure for permanent free community college in her final year as governor
The two-term Democratic governor now running for U.S. Senate has visited campuses recently in an effort to get one of her signature policies funded.
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Former Scarborough school social worker sues district, alleging retaliation
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday claims the district declined to renew the employee’s contract after he raised concerns about reporting a student assault.
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Portland OKs study of middle school reorganization
The superintendent was directed to deliver a report by October, but the school board scaled back language that specifically mentioned consolidating middle schools, from 3 to 2.