The state has adopted a set of diploma standards that officials have struggled to define and agree upon, and students may pay the price.
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The Teacher: No need to bring this teacher an apple – he’s got a whole seed bank in Waldoboro
‘Our seeds have basically gone all over the world,’ says Neil Lash, who earns the Source Award for Teacher.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Why not turn a snow day into a work-at-home day for students, teachers?
Staying at home because of bad weather is not a reason to avoid a productive instructional day.
Posted inNation & World
Students at thousands of U.S. schools walk out to protest gun violence
Some schools applauded the students for taking a stand a month after the massacre at a Florida high school, while others threatened the protesters with punishment.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Morse High School alumnus donates $50,000 to school’s music program
Allen Commeau made the gift out of fear of budget cuts to the arts.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Proficiency-based education system? We have been here before
Maine Learning Results failed, and the present version will ultimately follow the same path.
Posted inLocal & State
Frye Island’s effort to withdraw from school district heads to court
The longstanding dispute involves the island’s approval of a referendum to withdraw from the school district, which is prohibited in state statute.
Posted inLocal & State
Bethel schools to add an hour to school days to make up for snow
Thursday was the district’s ninth snow day of the year.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough school board chair says public doesn’t know whole story of principal’s resignation
Facing a recall threat from a group that wants David Creech to keep his job, Donna Beeley says confidentiality is keeping the other side of the departure story from being told.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Spending for Portland schools would rise 7.6 percent under proposed budget
Superintendent Xavier Botana says the spending plan he will present to the school board Tuesday would add roughly $240 to the tax bill for the average home in Portland.