The biggest one-time gift in the history of the Foundation for Portland Public Schools will be used in part for a new program to bring local arts organizations into classrooms.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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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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Mom accuses Belgrade private school of assaulting, secluding child
A Chelsea mother has filed a lawsuit against the Belgrade-based Central Maine Learning Center, alleging school officials falsified documents to cover up her disabled son’s assault by a staff member.
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St. Dom’s parent claims diocese broke Canon Law when closing school
Canon Law is a set of laws and regulations that govern internal affairs in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Who will be on the November ballot in Portland?
There are 3 school board seats and 2 City Council seats up for grabs. Meet the candidates who are vying for them.
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Gorham school building requests fail to reach top 10 of state’s priority list
The Maine DOE funding priority list was recently released, without Gorham in the top 10. School officials will update town councilors on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
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Deep cuts possible after Lisbon rejects school budget for second time
Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Superintendent Richard Green said school ‘programs and services’ would have to be eliminated if the budget failed again.
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School construction wish list grows in Maine. Only a few will be funded.
Schools in Bath, St. Agatha and Old Orchard Beach topped Maine’s new major construction priority list of 95 projects, while a state commission is studying a better way to fund critical school construction.
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Maine Maritime Academy brings training center to former Wayfair building in Brunswick
With an eye toward creating a regional training center for the maritime trades, Maine Maritime Academy has leased the nearly 50,000-square-foot former Wayfair call center at Brunswick Landing. The Maritime Industrial Workforce Training Center already has welcomed a first cohort from the decades-old Bath Iron Works Apprentice School. In August, nearly 20 students from Region […]
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Appeals court sides against Lincoln County mom who argued school concealed child’s gender expression
Amber Lavigne sued a Damariscotta district in 2023, alleging it violated her rights by withholding information about her child using a different name and pronouns in school.