Allan Monga won Maine’s Poetry Out Loud competition, but the rules of the national contest prevent the asylum seeker from competing.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: School safety protections at what cost?
How could remodeling all the nation’s public schools possibly be effective and timely?
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For healthy lives, youth need sense of belonging, connectedness
The disconnectedness our kids feel can allow emotional struggles to fester into personal crisis.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Second jobs are the new norm for teachers
Teachers describe family sacrifice, financial strain and extra jobs needed to stay in the profession.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: College is smart choice, if you want it
Here are four bad reasons to rule out higher education and four good reasons to rule it in – namely the security it brings.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: To mock or to mentor, that is the question at Marquette University
A landmark lawsuit between the university and a suspended professor is heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine test scores hold steady in latest ‘Nation’s Report Card’
Maine meets or exceeds national averages, but falls short of Northeast states’ results in math and reading.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scores attend legislative hearing to debate merits of proficiency based diploma
Lawmakers hear testimony on bills to delay, significantly change or repeal the six-year-old law that was a key education reform of the LePage administration.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Legislative committee rejects plan to shift pre-schoolers’ special education services to districts
Citing the complexity of the proposal, the panel instead votes to set up a task force to study the issue and make a recommendation by December.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Author Stephen King’s foundation awards $50,000 to Portland elementary schools
The grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation will be used to support the schools’ Books and Literacy Resources program.