Portland, South Portland and Lewiston schools have proposed budgets that would cut a combined 128 positions and increase taxes. Officials say rising salary and health care costs, and declining enrollment, are stressing their books.
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Maine schools react to increased ICE enforcement
Thousands of students have been absent as a federal immigration enforcement operation descended on Maine, and the state’s largest district is considering a remote learning plans for different grade levels.
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Lewiston schools are running out of space, officials say
With growing enrollment, including a new, money-saving special education program, officials say they are running out of space.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
About 300 Lewiston middle schoolers get naloxone training as part of state mandate
As the state-mandated training for administering the overdose antidote makes its way to school districts across the state, hundreds of middle schoolers attended Lewiston’s training two days in a row. More than half of them chose to leave with a naloxone kit.
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Lewiston schools to hold naloxone training next week
Mandated by a new Maine law, public schools now offer optional training to teach students how to administer the medication that reverses opioid overdoses.
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A guns and gum picture raises concerns at Lewiston schools; officials rule out threat
A Lewiston High School student worried students and families with a picture of a pack of gum, two guns, and a text message that said “yo everyone come to school tomorrow, I got gum.”
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Lewiston school budget passes third public vote
By midday, there were already a higher number of votes cast than during the first school budget referendum.
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Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it’s a step too far.
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Lewiston High School considers installing vape detectors in bathrooms
School officials are discussing different strategies to increase access to bathrooms in the high school.
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Lewiston High School plans to add twice-weekly remediation period
The 38-minute period dubbed Academic Focus Time will give students an opportunity to make up work with classroom teachers.