The school district and the South Portland Teachers Association entered a fact-finding process last week after mediation stalled. Negotiations are ongoing.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Kennebunk-area school board welcomes interim directors
The RSU 21 board introduced two interim directors in September, replacing Lesley Stoeffler and Rachel Kennedy-Smith.
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Feds restore funding to USM program that helps veterans go to college
The Department of Education reversed its recent decision to cut more than $600,000 in already allocated funding for Veterans Upward Bound, which it said conflicted with the Trump administration’s priorities.
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Meet the candidates on the ballot in Cape Elizabeth
In November, residents will vote to fill two Town Council and school board positions.
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Biddeford residents call for special city meeting about University of New England pier
The meeting will allow residents to air grievances about the controversial project in front of the City Council.
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Biddeford schools to honor influential community members
Biddeford educator Joyce Tarpy and photographer Maureen Grandmaison will be recognized at the Pillars of Pride event this month.
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How Brunswick High School is trying to manage artificial intelligence
New rules pertain strictly to generative artificial intelligence, technology that can produce original content based on patterns and data that the technology has been trained on.
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Sebago Elementary School receives salad bar as part of nationwide initiative
Food Services Director Morgan Therriault credits the salad bar, provided by the Chef Ann Foundation, with reducing food waste.
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Maine schools are in disrepair. There isn’t enough money to address the crisis.
Rising construction costs, declining enrollment and a growing list of new school requests has prompted the state to reconsider its funding system.
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As temperatures rise, Maine schools need solutions for shoulder seasons
The shoulder seasons — early fall and late spring — can be a difficult time to teach and learn in old school buildings that are designed to hold the heat in.