Travis McCutcheon, 53, has been a teacher in several Maine districts since 1992. He was most recently working in a special education program at Portland schools until February.
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Former Portland teacher arrested on child pornography charges
Travis McCutcheon, 53, worked at Lyman Moore Middle School until February and at Lyseth Elementary School until 2019, as well as Lisbon Community School and Westbrook Middle School.
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Maine schools to receive $42 million in additional state funding after miscalculation discovered
Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state’s largest, will receive $3.6 million more than it initially expected.
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Student injured in Portland school bus crash
Police say the bus was stopped in a left-hand turn lane when it was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning.
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Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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Surge of asylum seekers means children wait weeks to be screened for school enrollment
The district has shifted some staff responsibilities and is working to hire an additional staff member to help try to keep up with the influx of new students, many of whom are multilingual learners who often need substantial support.
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Former Portland ed tech could receive 15 to 30 years for abusing 6-year-old student
Benjamin Conroy’s defense attorneys are requesting he serve 18 years, while prosecutors are pushing for 25 after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an autistic student.
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Man tried to coax student away from Reiche Elementary School area, police say
The man approached the student near the Portland elementary school Wednesday morning and may have been in the area the previous day, according to police.
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Low-key Portland support group pulled into national culture war
An affinity group for Portland school employees of color had been free from controversy until a Virginia-based conservative group lodged a federal discrimination complaint.
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National conservative group files civil rights complaint against Portland schools
Parents Defending Education filed a complaint against the district with the U.S. Department of Education over a group for staff members of color.