The vote, on a larger resolution that also includes other initiatives, comes 3 weeks after current and former staff and parents voiced concerns about equity and staffing practices in the district.
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Portland high school students protest ICE in walkout to City Hall
More than 500 students from public and private schools in the city showed up in recognition of 2 Portland high schoolers detained by immigration officials last month.
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Portland teacher Amy Wu sees the magic in kindergarteners
In her 28th year teaching the youngest students, she finds joy in the transformation to literacy.
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Current, former Portland schools staff raise concerns about restructuring, impacts on employees of color
The board meeting Tuesday came just days after a group of parents began circulating a petition and complaint about ‘a troubling pattern of retaliation, removal and silencing of staff of color.’
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Encounter between Portland eighth-grader, stranger on walk to school ‘not nefarious,’ police say
The girl was not injured and the family declined to press charges.
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Portland schools foundation raises $40K for food assistance
The funds will be used to stock pantries in schools, and provide Hannaford gift cards for families struggling to access food during the lapse in SNAP funding.
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Portland parents weigh proposed school boundary changes
School officials are hosting public listening sessions this month on possible changes to where elementary and middle students go to school.
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Repeal of federal English learners guidance could signal bigger changes for Maine students
Federal and state laws still require schools to serve students who are learning English, but Maine educators worry the change could be a sign of future impacts on funding or obligations to multilingual students.
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Portland school district seeks to quash federal subpoena for student records
The Department of Justice is seeking the court order to force the Maine Principals’ Association to release student records it says it needs in a lawsuit against the state over transgender athletes.
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Portland High School opens student food pantry amid rising hunger rates
School officials estimate 500 students will use the new food pantry each month to get fresh produce and pantry staples such as pasta and cereals.