‘One night (staff) filled all the holes with dirt right before a game and the next morning they were all dug out with vengeance,’ Superintendent Richard Green said.
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South Portland teachers have a contract
After months of negotiations and a pair of 5-hour meetings, an agreement has been reached.
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Nourishing minds and bodies: A quiet hero in Freeport-area schools
With recent uncertainty around federal SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, I have been thinking a lot about food, and not just as calories or fuel, but as care. When students come to school hungry, their focus is pulled away from learning and toward a more basic question: Am I going to eat today? […]
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Maine’s Carnegie libraries get a gift in celebration of American independence
More than 1,000 Carnegie libraries across the U.S., including 17 in Maine, will receive the money to mark the country’s 250th birthday.
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Maine education officials going ‘back to basics’ on reading and math
Following ‘concerning declines’ in test scores on a national assessment, Maine’s Department of Education has new action plans for instruction.
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Bath Rotary Club partnership gives the tools of the trades
Bath high schoolers recently celebrated the halfway point of their current project to build a modular home.
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Freeport-area schools begin planning for new early childhood responsibilities
With thoughtful planning and broad community involvement, we can build an early childhood system that supports families, strengthens our schools and benefits students far beyond their first years.
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Fall Bay Day teaches kids about Merrymeeting Bay wildlife
Large groups of fourth graders ventured out into the Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area to learn firsthand about the natural world.
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Trump administration denies appeal for Farmington Upward Bound funds
The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Augusta man may have solved ‘impossible’ math problem
Bill Rollins Jr., 97, wrote and self-published ‘Trisecting an Angle,’ to try to share his solution with the world.