SAD 51 is facing an ed tech shortage ahead of summer hiring, Yarmouth saw double the usual number of resignations and retirements during the 2021-2022 school year and Falmouth has more than 20 vacancies.
Maine schools
School Notebook: June 24
Readers Ride connects students and horses in Brunswick Students in Midcoast Literacy’s Read Together tutoring program got up in the saddle for the very first time when Midcoast Literacy held its first Readers Ride fundraiser June 4. The students also got to take home a free, horse-themed book of their choice and a horseshoe to […]
School Notebook: June 15
Telling Room students earn literacy awards Work by two Telling Room students received 2022 Maine Literacy Awards from Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Leigh Ellis won the Youth Competition in Poetry prize for “Squid Season.” Linh Nguyen was named the winner of the Youth Competition in Nonfiction for “Our Shared Language.” Other Telling Room finalists […]
Portland Councilor Fournier: Gov. Mills needs to step up on behalf of Democratic values
Instead, she has stalled tribal sovereignty; largely ignored the plight of asylum seekers, and failed to stand up for LGBTQ+ young people.
Our View: Gov. Mills should stand up to Maine Republicans’ attacks on vulnerable students
Discriminating against LGBTQ Mainers is part of the party’s election strategy.
Coastal Journal Edition School Notebook: May 13
Terrific Teens Midcoast native honored as first-generation college student Jenna Roane, of Brunswick, has been inducted into Worcester, Massachusetts-based College of Holy Cross’ chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society, a national honor society recognizing the achievements of first-generation students, alumni, staff, faculty and administrators. Roane, class of 2024, was a member and officer […]
Mainewhile: School crisis merits deployment of National Guard
This past winter, as our hospitals began to buckle under the strain of COVID, Gov. Janet Mills took a bold step and activated the National Guard to help. Guard members were deployed to hospitals across the state, temporarily taking over nonmedical duties to allow medical staff to focus their efforts, ensuring that communities continued to […]
The Maine Millennial: Maine Republicans are no longer a breed apart
The state party’s recent convention shows that it is spinning the same prejudices and moral panics that show up down south.
Maine Voices: Kids deserve a government that takes action to protect their health
The testing of Maine’s schools for lead in the water started last fall, wraps up May 31 and identifies a threat for proper remediation.
Maine Voices: To help Maine students, Collins’ leadership on child food insecurity must include Republican outreach
The Support Kids Not Red Tape Act would extend waivers of federal regulations that limit the ability of schools to feed students.