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PublishedFebruary 10, 2025
How would federal education changes impact Maine schools?
President Trump is pledging to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, which provided $250 million to Maine schools this year for some of the most vulnerable students.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2025
Lewiston schools receive grant to combat student homelessness
Roughly 1,700 students and their families in five school systems are expected to benefit from the pilot, MaineHousing said.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2024
Francophone diplomats address Portland students about multilingual education
Ambassadors from France, Gabon and the Central African Republic visited Deering High School Friday to talk about French-speaking students in Portland, and how to support French language education in the state.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Former Portland ed tech convicted of abusing student dies in prison
Benjamin Conroy, who had served 2 years of a 22-year sentence, died Monday in a federal prison in New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons didn't give a cause of death.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2024
Portland Public Schools installs memorial bench for Lewiston shooting victim
The East End Community School and Maine Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing have dedicated the bench to Joshua Seal, who was an educational technician at the school from 2013-20.
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PublishedJune 17, 2024
Maine school districts are working to keep their students engaged over summer break
Educators have long lamented the dreaded 'summer slide,' but communities are more active than ever in providing resources to prevent it.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
Travis McCutcheon, 54, was working in a special education program at Portland schools until February 2023.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Portland school district settles lawsuit with former employee for $100,000
Eric Poulin had sued the district alleging wrongful termination after he spoke publicly about staffing shortages in the program for high-needs students.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
As pandemic aid runs out, Maine schools see looming fiscal cliff
School districts are starting to prepare budgets for the next fiscal year, without a large influx of federal dollars that have helped pay for staff and new programs.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Casco Bay High School evacuated after police receive text about active shooter
The Portland school superintendent said police found no evidence of a threat, and students were allowed back in the building at about 11 a.m.
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