A district-by-district look at home schooling’s explosive growth, which a Washington Post analysis finds has far outpaced the rate at private and public schools.
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Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
At least 4 states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned.
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SAD 17 looks to community to attract substitute staff members
Flexible scheduling, diverse job responsibilities and new career opportunities can follow working as a substitute teacher.
Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
Two-thirds of schools struggle with high absenteeism after pandemic
The crisis is impeding attempts to reverse the learning loss students experienced.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System hopes to invest $1.2 billion in 400 projects over the next 5 years
Saying an investment in the schools’ infrastructure is overdue, leaders of the system and the individual universities laid out capital plans for the next 5 years at a board of trustees meeting Monday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Schools & Education
Chronic absenteeism rates at Maine schools remain high, state data shows
Students who miss two days or more of school during the first month have a higher risk of being chronically absent during the school year.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
New chapter unfolds at Colby College as the arts take flight with $95 million facility
The Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts is poised to open soon as the latest investment over several years to transform the college and city into a cultural destination.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
As students head back to school, some districts struggle to find the staffing to serve them
The problem is particularly severe in Skowhegan-based Maine School Administrative District 54, which still needs more than 20 educational technicians as the 2023-24 school year launches.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
School year in Maine begins with familiar staffing shortages
Special-education teachers are in especially short supply.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
School board member’s resignation adds to tumult for York County school district
Jameson Davis, who ran unopposed last year for the RSU 21 seat, announced she was stepping down in a full-page ad in her local paper, saying the board is too focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.