portland public schools

Published
May 25, 2022

Maine Voices: Portland ‘school budget autonomy’ proposal presents risk of fiscal chaos

The charter commission should inform city voters of the real-world legal implications of a move to eliminate City Council approval of the school budget.
Published
May 12, 2022

County teachers of the year announced in Maine

The 16 honorees include educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston.
Published
May 4, 2022

School Notebook: May 4
Published
May 1, 2022

Portland hopes to lead the way in integrating Wabanaki studies into classes

One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.
Published
April 19, 2022

Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Time to celebrate school employees
Published
April 11, 2022

Maine’s school bus driver shortage persists

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Rep. Chellie Pingree visited RSU 21, the Kennebunk area school district, on Monday to discuss the bus driver shortage that has gotten worse during the pandemic.
Published
April 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.
Published
March 15, 2022

Portland superintendent proposes increasing school budget by 5%

The proposed $132.9 million budget includes investments in pre-K, Portland Adult Education and school libraries.
Published
March 14, 2022

Drop in state funding for Portland schools expected to contribute to higher taxes

Superintendent Xavier Botana is scheduled to present a proposed school district budget on Tuesday.
Published
March 9, 2022

‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks

For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland's schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.