Last year, at least one in 10 students was homeschooled in more than 50 school districts, largely in central and northern Maine.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Gorham school evacuated again due to gas odor
Narragansett Elementary School has been evacuated for a second incident in little more than a month and will remain closed Tuesday.
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Enacting our values: The work, and the morals, of school budgets
RSU 5 superintendent prepares for budget proposal in January.
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Maine schools explore nature-based playgrounds
More than two dozen schools have added play areas with features like rocks, logs and water. Experts say they can help children develop key skills and cultivate an interest in sustainability and the outdoors.
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Spruce Mountain schools in Jay area to keep transgender sports policy as it preps for lawsuit
The RSU 73 board voted 9-4 to keep its policy in place, choosing to defend its transgender sports access restrictions despite warnings about legal exposure and taxpayer cost.
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Saco breaks ground on $140 million school project
The 2 new facilities, approved by voters last year and expected to be completed in time for the 2028-29 school year, will serve students from pre-K to fifth grade.
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Biddeford asks Maine Superior Court to invalidate UNE pier approval
The city contends that the Saco River Corridor Commission’s approval of the controversial project contradicts a 2001 decision that established a vegetative buffer zone where UNE wants to build the pier.
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School bus driver in fatal Rockland crash no longer works for district
Brayden Callahan, 12, died after he was struck by driver Jeffrey Colburn. The district attorney says authorities haven’t yet decided whether to charge Colburn with a crime.
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Following social media spat, Manning says he’s resigning from Gardiner-area school board
While he announced his resignation on Facebook on Tuesday, he has not notified Maine School Administrative District 11 officials that he intends to step down.
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Bath to revisit funding crossing guard after student injuries
The move follows pushback from concerned parents and residents.