Cost overruns are estimated at at least $7.5 million.
Maine Department of Education
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Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
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Our View: Chronic absenteeism can’t be tackled by Maine schools alone
Specific and effective engagement with students and parents calls for a whole lot of outside help.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Teacher defends LGBT kindergarten lesson featured in anti-Mills ad
The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the state Department of Education responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state’s website.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
County teachers of the year announced in Maine
The 16 honorees include educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks
For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland’s schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
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Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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Committee recommends denying Portland request for consolidated high school
The full Maine State Board of Education will hear the district’s request to have the project considered for state funding next month and weigh whether to follow the construction committee’s recommendation.
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Maine Voices: Here’s how we build Maine schools that work for everyone
Rethinking Responsive Education Ventures is designed to support innovative opportunities to influence future generations of learners through creative approaches to education.
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Maine education chief: Let’s work together so our kids can learn in person, full time
We have the power to limit COVID’s impact on Maine students through vaccination, indoor masks at school and engagement in testing programs, Commissioner Pender Makin says.