The school will replace the district’s 2 existing middle schools and is expected to open for the 2023-24 school year.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
Posted inSchools and Education, Uncategorized
High school graduations are back, and in-person, after a year of difficult lessons
Deering High School’s outdoor ceremony at Memorial Field marks a return to some sense of normalcy.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
City to remove lawn signs of group opposing Portland school budget
The signs posted by Concerned Ethnic Fathers violate state law because they lack an address for the group, whose Instagram page says it is ‘concerned about our school board pushing Critical Race Theory disguised as equity.’
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine’s two virtual charter schools see enrollment increase during pandemic
Both schools report strong interest for the fall, but whether it’s temporary because of COVID-19 or becoming more mainstream remains to be seen.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine charter schools post mixed results but fill a need for families
Ten years after charter schools were authorized in Maine, academic outcomes vary but supporters say they’re meeting a need for students who don’t fit in traditional classrooms.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine school boards and superintendents oppose bill to create binding arbitration
The proposed legislation would allow public employees to strike if their employer failed to carry out the arbitrator’s determinations.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Bill would ban distribution of remote classes recorded in Maine schools
While the bill’s sponsor says it aims to prevent snippets of a class from being taken out of context or used in a way to harm teachers, opponents say it stands in the way of transparency.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees approve law school’s temporary move to Old Port
The decision means the law school could move to 300 Fore St. as soon as the start of the fall 2021 semester while a new building is constructed on the USM campus.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Greely High School again named top school in Maine in U.S. News rankings
Kennebunk, Falmouth and Cape Elizabeth high schools, along with Baxter Academy in Portland, were also in the top five.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As COVID guidelines shift, Maine families of young children expect little to change
With the state poised to loosen restrictions on distancing and mask wearing Monday, some parents of unvaccinated children said little will change for them while there still isn’t a vaccine for those under 12.