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Published
March 30, 2019

Portland hires new assistant superintendent of schools

Aaron Townsend is taking over from Jeanne Crocker, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
Published
March 14, 2019

Portland cost-cutting commission rejects combining some schools in reorganization

The panel recommends instead that the district consider moving adult education and central administration out of a building in the Bayside neighborhood and into unused school space.
Published
March 6, 2019

Portland school board votes to double pre-kindergarten program over 5 years

The expanded program is expected to cost $3 million and offer full-day classes to about 260 children, which is about half of the 4-year-olds in the city.
Published
February 26, 2019

Proposal to cut costs by reorganizing Portland schools is ‘deeply flawed,’ critics say

About a dozen speakers, many of them teachers, tell a study commission that the changes would be disruptive for students, ignore school culture, and limit academic and extracurricular activities.
Published
February 6, 2019

Committee backs hybrid plan to expand pre-K in Portland schools

The school board's curriculum committee recommends 'Pathway 2," which would add five pre-K classrooms in district buildings and four more at community partner sites.
Published
February 1, 2019

Maine Voices: Portland students are rising up on behalf of solar energy

Kids understand the urgency of taking action, and they are ready to be heard by adults. .
Published
January 22, 2019

Portland looks to close Bayside school, distribute special education throughout district

The district's staff says the new ‘Breathe’ program would better serve students who need support and on-site help but don't need to be in a day program.
Published
January 14, 2019

Enrollment in Portland schools expected to dip slightly over next 6 years

The current enrollment of 6,821 will decline 1.2 percent to an estimated 6,724 students in 2025, a consultant forecasts.
Published
January 14, 2019

Portland high schools ’empty,’ consultant says

A study by an outside group intended to help identify cost-cutting opportunities finds that Portland and Deering high schools have far fewer students than they were designed for.
Published
January 8, 2019

Portland school board set to vote on $12 million Lyseth renovation plan

If approved, construction will start this spring on the first of four elementary schools designated for refurbishment under a $60 million bond approved by city voters.