The project focused on the Acadian deportation of the 1700s and was chosen the best presentation from Maine in a National History Day contest.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Water tests at 2 Yarmouth schools exceed federal standards for lead
Bottled drinking water will be provided to staff and students at Yarmouth Elementary School, where drinking fountains showed elevated lead levels, Superintendent Andrew R. Dolloff says in an email to parents Wednesday.
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Portland officials examine details of proposed school renovations
Several look for ways to reduce costs of the work sought for Presumpscot, Longfellow, Lyseth and Reiche elementary schools.
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Metro buses to transport Baxter Academy students
Some students of the charter school in Portland will get transit passes and Metro will add a trip to its express bus route covering Yarmouth and Freeport.
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Westbrook residents voice support for $27 million school expansion
But they repeat calls for a moratorium on housing development they say could strain the school district.
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Maine’s education reform panel to accept fine for closing meeting
Members vote not to challenge the attorney general’s complaint that they violated access laws, then move on to reform efforts.
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HVAC school offers a lifeline to workers in dying Maine industries
The crash course in Brunswick avoids years of college and can lead to certification in the fast-growing field, which offers relatively high wages.
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Special education teacher shortage worsens at Maine schools
Numerous factors have aggravated the long-term problem, making life harder for officials and other education staff.
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Locker Project latches onto the need to feed hungry children in schools
Begun in 2014, the effort stocks pantries at 14 schools, mostly in Portland and South Portland.
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State offers plea deals to students in Colby dumpster fire
There is probable cause to charge a former student and possibly three others, the district attorney says.