The actress calls on Congress to do more to support early childhood education.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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USM, Iceland’s Reykjavik University to sign agreement
The new agreement will make it easier for students and faculty to spend time at both schools.
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Portland council considers putting multiple school bond questions on ballot
Two proposals to do fewer renovations in the short term would compete with a $64 million plan to fix four schools, a plan that lacks the seven votes necessary for approval.
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Waterville students learn to stop the bleeding
An expert teaches that people who are not medical workers need to keep others from dying.
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LePage nominates acting education commissioner to permanent position
Robert Hasson Jr. has been acting commissioner since November.
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New $60 million Mt. Ararat High School scheduled to open in 2020
Voters in four towns approve a plan in which the state will pay about $53.5 million of the cost of the school in Topsham.
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Gardiner High teenager wins state poetry competition
Gabrielle Cooper, a senior at Gardiner Area High School, will move on to the national competition in Washington in April.
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Bus in fatal crash was coming from drama event
Police continue to investigate the accident that killed a woman and her young son Friday in Norridgewock.
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Social media threat made against Yarmouth High
Police were able to identify a suspect from out of state and school is in session Monday, the superintendent says.
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How Maine’s education funding system works
The way the state funds K-12 education is complex. It starts with the amount of money earmarked for schools. This year, Gov. Paul LePage is proposing $1 billion – about $20 million, or 2 percent, less than the state spent on public schools this budget cycle. That dollar figure is plugged into an “essential programs […]