Students can handle difficult discussions – don’t let a few parents deny them those lessons.
Maine schools
Posted inTimes Record
Teacher retirements and resignations burden schools statewide
As the new school year nears, superintendents are scrambling to find qualified applicants to fill positions, mirroring a recent trend.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Investment in teachers is central to the health of public education
Here and elsewhere, the teaching workforce is under immense pressure. By offering our newest teachers more support, we can change that.
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: July 6
Annual app winners announced A Yarmouth student took second place in this year’s Maine App Challenge sponsored by Tyler Technologies, Inc. The contest challenges students to show off their skills and creativity by building a mobile application. Frazier Dougherty of Yarmouth High School created Train ME 2, a workout app that allows users to create customizable […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Local schools have more job openings than usual
SAD 51 is facing an ed tech shortage ahead of summer hiring, Yarmouth saw double the usual number of resignations and retirements during the 2021-2022 school year and Falmouth has more than 20 vacancies.
Posted inCoastal Journal
School Notebook: June 24
Readers Ride connects students and horses in Brunswick Students in Midcoast Literacy’s Read Together tutoring program got up in the saddle for the very first time when Midcoast Literacy held its first Readers Ride fundraiser June 4. The students also got to take home a free, horse-themed book of their choice and a horseshoe to […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: June 15
Telling Room students earn literacy awards Work by two Telling Room students received 2022 Maine Literacy Awards from Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Leigh Ellis won the Youth Competition in Poetry prize for “Squid Season.” Linh Nguyen was named the winner of the Youth Competition in Nonfiction for “Our Shared Language.” Other Telling Room finalists […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland Councilor Fournier: Gov. Mills needs to step up on behalf of Democratic values
Instead, she has stalled tribal sovereignty; largely ignored the plight of asylum seekers, and failed to stand up for LGBTQ+ young people.
Posted inEditorials, Election 2022, Opinion
Our View: Gov. Mills should stand up to Maine Republicans’ attacks on vulnerable students
Discriminating against LGBTQ Mainers is part of the party’s election strategy.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Coastal Journal Edition School Notebook: May 13
Terrific Teens Midcoast native honored as first-generation college student Jenna Roane, of Brunswick, has been inducted into Worcester, Massachusetts-based College of Holy Cross’ chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society, a national honor society recognizing the achievements of first-generation students, alumni, staff, faculty and administrators. Roane, class of 2024, was a member and officer […]