Dozens signed a letter to state lawmakers, expressing concerns about privacy and the added time and effort associated with a new reporting module.
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Maine education officials going ‘back to basics’ on reading and math
Following ‘concerning declines’ in test scores on a national assessment, Maine’s Department of Education has new action plans for instruction.
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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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Maine schools are in disrepair. There isn’t enough money to address the crisis.
Rising construction costs, declining enrollment and a growing list of new school requests has prompted the state to reconsider its funding system.
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Rumford-based schools to have early release days to aid move to new school
All schools in the Mountain Valley Region will have half-day Fridays starting Oct. 31 as teachers and staff move into Mountain Valley Community School.
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Maine public schools are starting to provide special education to preschoolers. Demand is high.
As more districts prepare to take over services for 3- to 5-year-olds with disabilities, a pilot program shows positive results and steep challenges ahead.
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Maine’s school funding formula has long been called inequitable. Changing it is complicated.
In a July report, researchers outline issues with the formula’s reliance on property tax value, and possible solutions. Now lawmakers will be able to decide if they want to implement changes.
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Chellie Pingree, Jared Golden join House Democrats’ call for release of withheld education funds
The Trump administration says it’s reviewing $7 billion in federal school funding, including $26 million for Maine, which 150 House Democrats decried as illegal in a Thursday letter to the Department of Education.
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Maine’s most expensive state-funded school is being built in Windham. Here’s what’s behind it.
Maine communities are grappling with the hefty cost of replacing or maintaining aging schools, but only a slim fraction get state assistance.
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Trump administration plans to abolish TRIO college access programs; Collins wants to save them
Sen. Susan Collins and others in Congress are trying to save the programs that open doors to higher education, while the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed budget for 2026 would eliminate all federal funding to keep them going.