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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Committee backs hybrid plan to expand pre-K in Portland schools
The school board’s curriculum committee recommends ‘Pathway 2,” which would add five pre-K classrooms in district buildings and four more at community partner sites.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Schools’ process in sex assault cases must be fair to both sides
The ACLU encourages Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to shape reform that protects the rights of the accused and the accuser.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: It’s not our job to tell others what not to read
State Rep. Amy Bradstreet Arata’s measure requiring advance notice of sexually explicit content in the classroom is an affront to individual liberty.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Waterville program shows how to leave no child behind
The Sharon Abrams Teen Parent School helps young mothers graduate at an impressive rate.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine bill to limit ‘obscene material’ in classrooms draws passionate testimony
Rep. Amy Arata of New Gloucester wants to require teachers to obtain consent from parents before using classroom material with ‘obscene content,’ but opponents say decisions are best left to local school boards.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: Schultz calls out Democrats on party’s radicalism
The neosocialist turn national Democrats have taken is precisely why Howard Schultz decided to run as an independent.
Posted inCops & Courts
Ex-teacher at religious school in Freeport gets 8 years for sex crimes against student
Derek Boyce, 37, goes to prison for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl who was his student at Pine Tree Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist school.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland teachers balk at proposal that would contract out pre-K program
The school board’s curriculum committee is considering three options to expand pre-kindergarten to another 140 students over 5 years.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Many schools have already done the right thing on Indian mascots
I suspect there are many unnamed educators who are our real heroes on this issue.