Portland Board of Education
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Portland hires new superintendent of schools
Dr. Ryan Scallon will take over as superintendent, effective July 1.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Bill Nemitz: School payroll debacle underscores why we need local journalism
Aggressive reporting is the lifeblood of a healthy democracy, even if those in power don't like it.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Sarah Lentz will replace Emily Figdor to chair Portland school board
Emily Figdor has served as chair for the past 2 years, but says the role is too demanding to sustain for a 3rd year.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2022
Portland school district approves 3-year ed-tech contract
The deal follows a year of negotiations and comes as the district grapples with a shortage of education technicians in classrooms.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Portland school board vacancies draw 12 candidates for June election
There are seven people running for the district’s two at-large seats and five running to represent district 5. The election will take place on June 14.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Committee recommends denying Portland request for consolidated high school
The full Maine State Board of Education will hear the district's request to have the project considered for state funding next month and weigh whether to follow the construction committee's recommendation.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Assignment for schools: Increase teacher diversity
New funding in Portland is expected to help educators of color already in the school system move up as well as recruit diverse newcomers.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Portland City Council will discuss options for filling 3 vacant school board seats
A special election could be held as early as April to fill the three vacancies or the city could wait until the next regularly scheduled election in June.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
An apology – or how a peaceful morning turned bad
Last Friday's column lacked one key ingredient: a call to Shay Stewart-Bouley.