A recent photo of a school lunch from Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond prompted controversy among parents about the quality of meals the district provides.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Student absenteeism skyrocketed in the pandemic as test scores plunged
At least 10.1 million students were chronically absent during 2020-2021, the first full academic year of the pandemic.
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Republican states sue Biden administration over student loan plan
It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping debt-relief proposal laid out by President Biden in late August.
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Conversation with author Machado at Colby College to kick off first Maine Lit Fest
Carmen Maria Machado, who wrote the celebrated “In the Dream House,” spoke this week ahead of the festival and weighed in on rising efforts to ban books from school libraries.
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Virginia students protest governor’s transgender policies
One policy would require a parent or guardian sign-off on names or pronouns different to what’s on the student’s official record.
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As strain on public school educators continues, Thomas College looks to provide a fix
The college has altered requirements that will allow students pursuing an education degree to work as substitute teachers and ed techs in public schools struggling to fill those positions.
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Libertarian group sues to block student debt cancellation
the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Indiana, one of several states that plan to tax any student debt canceled by President Biden’s plan.
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Lewiston School Committee requests more info on cannabis testing kits
Superintendent Jake Langlais proposed the kits as a tool for administrators and resource officers when there is probable cause to believe students have cannabis products or are using those products on school grounds.
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Portland school board approves new 3-year contract with teachers union
The new contract, approved by the school board this week, includes a 13 percent pay increase over three years.
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Colby College conference to highlight the work, influence of Václav Havel
A conference organizer says increasing radical tendencies, disinformation and other global developments make relevent the efforts of Havel, the prominent dissident who went on to become president of the Czech Republic.