The plan would eliminate 64 positions and would add 11 cents to the property tax rate.
Kelley Bouchard
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Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Boston athletic program reps share experience with Portland school officials
School Committee members are looking for non-tax funding sources for sports and other extracurricular activities.
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Riverton anxious to elevate its scores
Staffers at the elementary school are already looking for ways to pursue funds to help students improve.
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Portland group winstop environmental honor
The community coalition is working to reduce waste in the city’s public schools.
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King, Lincoln math teamsshine at state meet
King Middle School student Evan Peaco will help represent Maine at the national MATHCOUNTS competition at Disney World in May.
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State releases data onall low-achieving schools
Ten persistently lowest-achieving schools must notify the state by Friday if they plan to apply for a share of $12 million in federal funding to pursue aggressive improvement plans.
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Changes in sex ed may force overhaul of health program
PORTLAND – A push to change the way the city’s public schools offer sex education may force an overhaul of the district’s health curriculum, school officials said Monday. To save more than $200,000 a year, school officials plan to do away with the family living and human sexuality program after the 2010-11 school year and […]
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Portland seeks new fundingsources for sports, music
The School Committee is looking to ensure long-term survival, possibly through community help and grants.
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Gay rights group honors sponsor of marriage bill
State Sen. Dennis Damon kicked off a historic year for the state, says the head of EqualityMaine.
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School review list to be released
On Tuesday, the Maine Department of Education will release academic achievement data for more than 500 public schools that were reviewed in the state’s recent effort to identify 10 persistently lowest-achieving schools. Education Commissioner Susan Gendron says she is providing the background data because several school officials, legislators and others asked for it. On March […]