Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Lyseth will be first of 4 Portland schools to be renovated

by KATE IRISH COLLINS The Forecaster May 1, 2018May 2, 2018

The school department staff recommended it be upgraded first partly because it is the most straightforward project.

by COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press April 29, 2018April 29, 2018

A new wave of smaller vapes has swept through schools in recent months, replacing bulkier e-cigarettes.

by jocelyn van saun The Forecaster April 29, 2018April 30, 2018

It lets a councilor weigh in on the next school budget even though his wife is a School Board member.

by PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press April 28, 2018April 28, 2018

The statewide teachers’ walkout over pay and education funding heads into a second week.

Featherman was chief architect of the 1996 merger of UNE and Westbrook College in Portland.

by Staff Report April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

The bus driver did not see the car behind her as she backed up to pick up students who were arriving late.

Two members urge the school board to provide more detailed information on programs and staffing.

by MELISSA DANIELS Associated Press April 26, 2018April 26, 2018

The protests Thursday are part of the grass-roots #RedforEd movement that spread from West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky.

The decision on the divisive issue followed a hearing attended by more than 120 people.

More students are facing problems such as homelessness and abuse, Eric Haley tells city officials and residents.