Anna Trevorrow’s State of the Schools address outlines efforts to improve test scores, add staff training, pass policies to condemn hate speech and protect the rights of transgender students.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Press Herald wrong to change its stance on four-school bond
To say it’s ‘worth the risk’ to await state money to fix two schools is delusional, given that Reiche and Longfellow have missed the funding cut multiple times.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: With deck stacked against state funding, Portland must vote to fix all 4 schools
It’s morally questionable to repair just two schools and gamble with the futures of students at the other two.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: On school bonds – ‘No’ on Question 3, ‘Yes’ on 4
Portland should not pull out of the state funding process when there’s still a chance for success.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s a better path for Portland than passing four-school bond, City Councilor Ray says
Either wait for the state funding list before bonding any schools, or bond two now and await word prior to a decision on the other two.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t pass up chance to fix all 4 Portland schools, City Councilor Ali says
After 23 years of waiting for state funding, who knows when we’ll get another opportunity?
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland’s Longfellow school might have mold
Superintendent Xavier Botana notifies the school community that mold could be growing in a corridor ceiling.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Proponents of 4-school bond in Portland cite favorable poll
They tout the results days before a rival group plans to launch a campaign supporting the two-school option.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland school board to vote on how to spend state surplus
Plans call for a $1 million reserve fund, plus items such as hiring two ed techs and aiding school-based health centers.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Hey, Portland students: Good behavior equals your ticket to activities
The school board approves a policy tying standards such as politeness to eligibility for sports and clubs.