South Portland plans to replace Ryan Caron with Michele LaForge, who is now the head of school at Baxter Academy in Portland.
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Portland superintendent offers new list of cuts to reduce school budget by $1.1 million
Xavier Botana avoids some of the controversial items he originally proposed, choosing to eliminate a handful of positions among other cuts to get the school spending plan down to $110.6 million.
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Here’s how much of their own money teachers are shelling out for school supplies
Nearly all teachers are footing the bill for classroom supplies, an Education Department report finds, and teachers in high-poverty schools spend more than those in affluent schools.
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Portland council votes 7-2 to reduce school budget by $1.1 million
The school board now will have to look for areas where it can reduce its $112 million spending plan before it is sent to voters on June 12.
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Westbrook teachers, school committee reach impasse on contract
The teachers union wants to add new language to the contract that is opposed by the school committee.
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Iraqi refugee’s story reveals pathway to American dream
The Portland man is among a growing number of English language learners who have turned to the Biddeford Adult Education program.
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Earning degree no small feat for Augusta mother
Lynn Merrill, 61, who went blind 23 years ago, balanced caring for her granddchildren while earning her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies.
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After 48 years, Jay woman finishes UMF degree
Dot White, 89, was one of 400 graduates who received diplomas from the University of Maine at Farmington, most of them Saturday at a ceremony on campus.
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College graduation season goes into full swing across Maine
A Bowdoin alum and Black Lives Matter leader addresses University of Southern Maine graduates in Portland, while Sen. Susan Collins speaks at the University of Maine in Orono and Sen. Angus King at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
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Bates College students call for an end to student debt
They say they know a rally won’t lead to reform but it may nudge the college to renew its historic faith in justice.