A 4th family member remains in custody at a Texas ICE facility, according to family attorneys.
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Portland high school students protest ICE in walkout to City Hall
More than 500 students from public and private schools in the city showed up in recognition of 2 Portland high schoolers detained by immigration officials last month.
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Portland family, including 2 high schoolers, detained by immigration officials
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says ‘the family unit’ was returned by Canadian border officials to a New York port of entry after they were denied asylum. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s office says they are being held in Texas.
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Proposed Portland school cellphone ban gets mixed reaction
Many speakers at a school board workshop Tuesday night support the proposal, but others, including many students, express concern about its implementation and equity.
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Portland mock trial team prepares for first national competition in decades
Eight Casco Bay students will portray prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses as part of the extracurricular competition that combines elements of legal analysis, public speaking and theater.
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Portland swears in 2 new school board members
Maya Lena and Ali Ali joined the board, which officially selected Sarah Lentz to continue as chair and Micky Bondo to continue as vice chair.
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Portland school board OKs contract with 12% raise for most ed techs
But the district put off a decision on whether to hire an accounting firm to help sort out ongoing payroll issues, specifically incorrect payments it made to the Maine Public Employee Retirement System.
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School Notebook: Aug. 21
Two seniors chosen as Student Leaders interns Two Deering High School seniors were selected for Bank of America’s Student Leaders summer internship, an eight-week paid program to help students connect with employment and develop their skills. Jael Mowa is working at Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine. She is the state policy director for […]
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School Notebook: July 31
Falmouth student selected for national mock Senate Dahlia Verrill, a rising senior at Falmouth High School, was one of 100 high school seniors across the country selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation last week in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, includes mock Senate sessions, caucuses and bill debates, a visit […]
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Longtime principal sails into retirement with Casco Bay High’s annual cardboard boat race
Derek Pierce and Casco Bay are almost synonymous – he was its first and only principal, and the community-focused school was born of a vision he shared with an adventurous crew of founding educators.