A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
School Notebook: Feb. 14
Cape Elizabeth student wins statewide writing contest Lily Jessen, 15, of Cape Elizabeth, is the grand prize winner of The Telling Room’s annual statewide writing contest. Her winning poem, “Never,” will be published in the nonprofit’s annual anthology of youth writing. First place also comes with a $250 cash prize. The nonprofit Telling Room received […]
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Opinion: Checking of high school grades by parents has gone too far
In theory, keeping close tabs on things is OK. In practice, there are major downsides for students like me.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine schools say path to fixing chronic absenteeism starts with building relationships
Small steps like Sanford’s ‘walking school bus’ help kids make it over that first barrier – getting to the bus stop – as a way to reduce absences in class.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine students are missing more school days than before the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism rates are more than 10 percentage points higher than the 2018-19 school year. Experts say resources to get students to class aren’t back on track.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
School Notebook: Oct. 4
Diversity, democracy project at Waynflete receives grant Waynflete has received a $50,000 grant from Unum Insurance to support The Can We? Project, one of several initiatives run by the school’s Third Thought Institute for Civic Engagement program. The grant will be provided over a two-year period. The project aims to “address the fractured state of our […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Legislature is stepping up to meet Maine students’ needs, but our work isn’t done
Reading proficiency grants and boosting multilingual learner staffing and specialized preschool reimbursement all represent progress. But we need to do more on mental health, workforce development and student homelessness.
Posted inTimes Record
SAD 75 makes revisions to its first-ever policy regarding transgender students
Topsham-based school board revises a new transgender policy with input from parents.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Back to school, back to making education more of a priority
We’re doing a fair amount for Maine schools. To solve the most pernicious problems, however, we have to double down.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Silence is complicity – on (not) teaching Black history in Maine
Florida’s extreme measures have drawn national scrutiny, but our own state must do much more to ensure that K-12 instruction is inclusive of Black and Indigenous people.