Districts feel the heat after the Maine Republican Party advocates for a ban on critical race theory and discussion of gender in public school classrooms.
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After an untraditional 4 years, Portland High School grads still get pomp and circumstance
They reveled in graduation day and in all they’d gone through, with the pandemic, to get there. In all, 462 students will graduate from Portland’s public high schools this week.
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Student filmmaker represents Harpswell Coastal Academy ethos
Thomas Crimmins’ journey from struggling fifth grader to leader among Harpswell Coastal Academy’s graduating class demonstrates the school’s ability to reach certain types of kids, teachers say.
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Maine policy supports incorporating LGBTQ lessons, but lacking guidance, most schools aren’t doing it
The state encourages but does not require or give specific instruction for teaching about sexual orientation and gender diversity, topics many experts believe should be addressed at an early age.
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Bogus threat prompts early dismissal Monday at South Portland High School
A ‘nonspecific threat’ written on a bathroom wall was found not to be credible, but students were sent home as a precaution.
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Teacher defends LGBT kindergarten lesson featured in anti-Mills ad
The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the state Department of Education responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state’s website.
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Maine DOE removes LGBT lesson plan at heart of anti-Mills TV ad
The state Department of Education determined the online video lesson was inappropriate for kindergarteners.
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Battle of the Books motivates young Midcoast readers
On Thursday evening, Woolwich Central School will host the 25th annual Battle of the Books, a reading competition for Midcoast elementary school students.
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Unified literacy class builds reading skills and community at Morse
An art and poetry gala at Morse High School Thursday evening offered the students and teachers behind a new unified literacy program an opportunity to celebrate what Principal Eric Varney called a “paradigm shift” for the school.
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Harpswell school survives after commission OKs plan to consolidate
The Maine Charter School Commission on Tuesday approved Harpswell Coastal Academy’s plan to consolidate its two campuses, which school officials say is necessary for the institution’s survival.