Citing declining enrollment, inflation and other financial pressures, the board adopts a budget that will raise tuition 3% for in-state students beginning this fall. Room and board and student fees also will rise.
Lana Cohen
Staff Writer
Lana covers education for the Portland Press Herald. She joins the Press Herald from VTDigger, where she covered Chittenden County, Vermont’s population center. Previously she was a Report for America fellow in Mendocino County, covering environmental news for a digital outlet and a public radio station. She also reported on the environment for digital news outlet, WhoWhatWhy. In her spare time Lana enjoys hiking with her Goldendoodle, Rigby, running, surfing and baking.
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Portland schools struggle to enroll students amid influx of asylum seekers
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Bills aim to restrict library books, discussions of race in Maine schools
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Committee backs bill to raise Maine’s minimum teacher salary
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Former Portland teacher files federal lawsuit against district, former superintendent
Eric Poulin filed the suit in federal court on Wednesday saying he was retaliated against for raising concerns about staffing levels.
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Proposals to arm school staff draw emotional arguments at State House
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Maine children continue to struggle in pandemic’s wake
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Bill would ask Mainers to specify who is protected from discrimination
A bill that would ask Maine voters to explicitly prohibit discrimination in the state constitution stirred passionate debate at the Legislature on Monday.
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Lawmakers propose new standards for recalling local school board members
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Legislators consider bills to stem Maine’s shortage of educators
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