In November, residents will vote to fill two Town Council and school board positions.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Biddeford residents call for special city meeting about University of New England pier
The meeting will allow residents to air grievances about the controversial project in front of the City Council.
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Biddeford schools to honor influential community members
Biddeford educator Joyce Tarpy and photographer Maureen Grandmaison will be recognized at the Pillars of Pride event this month.
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How Brunswick High School is trying to manage artificial intelligence
New rules pertain strictly to generative artificial intelligence, technology that can produce original content based on patterns and data that the technology has been trained on.
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Sebago Elementary School receives salad bar as part of nationwide initiative
Food Services Director Morgan Therriault credits the salad bar, provided by the Chef Ann Foundation, with reducing food waste.
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Maine schools are in disrepair. There isn’t enough money to address the crisis.
Rising construction costs, declining enrollment and a growing list of new school requests has prompted the state to reconsider its funding system.
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As temperatures rise, Maine schools need solutions for shoulder seasons
The shoulder seasons — early fall and late spring — can be a difficult time to teach and learn in old school buildings that are designed to hold the heat in.
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Augusta school board gets letter warning about public comment policy
The letter, sent by free speech advocate Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, alleges the Augusta Board of Education is violating the First Amendment by putting limits on allowed comments.
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2 years in, Maine graduate student workers will rally for a contract
The union that includes students across the state’s university system is demonstrating over what they call a too-long negotiation process as they seek higher wages and better health care.
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Gov. Mills announces new Maine Life Sciences Center
State officials hope the center and an accompanying lab space will help turn Maine into a leader in the lucrative and expanding field of life sciences.