Experts say schools must train staff to be alert to bullying and instill that it is unacceptable behavior.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Education panel rejects bills to make college more affordable for Mainers
Lawmakers say they want to focus on increasing overall education funding instead of supporting individual programs.
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Brunswick teacher accused of discussing religious belief
After the ACLU complains, the district says it was not part of the science lesson, just an ill-advised response to a fifth-grader’s question.
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Proposed rewrite of ‘No Child’ law shifts power to states
The plan would add flexibility on measuring school performance, but other parts of the troubled federal law would remain.
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Portland school officials consider new start times
The school board will hold a hearing on middle school and elementary hours after parents balk at a plan.
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Featured interactive: Explore graduation rates for Maine high schools
Data includes rates for the 2010-11 through 2013-14 school years.
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Maine high school graduation rate shows slight improvement
The state’s overall graduation rate is the 10th-highest in the nation.
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Bills target UMaine System funding challenges
The Legislature has failed ‘as we have cut and cut and cut funding,’ says Rep. Diane Russell of Portland.
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Portland officials rethink earlier start times for elementary schools
New proposed hours will be discussed at a workshop and a hearing, as parents object to some schools starting at 7:45 a.m.
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South Portland High faculty approves new Pledge of Allegiance procedure
The approval ends several months of controversy over an effort by three students to make it clear that participation in the pledge is optional under the law.