Students, their families and school staff will be among more than 500 people expected to march on Saturday.
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Twelve candidates seek 3 vacant seats on Portland school board
Three departures from the board led to Tuesday’s special election to fill unexpired terms.
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Portland district doesn’t provide details about racial disparities in schools
The superintendent cited district statistics this week when saying that middle school students of color face more discipline than white students, but the district would not provide the data on Wednesday.
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Portland superintendent says data backs middle schoolers’ claims of discrimination
Last month Lyman Moore and Lincoln middle school students marched outside their school buildings to protest what they said is discriminatory treatment from teachers, administrators and other students.
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After an untraditional 4 years, Portland High School grads still get pomp and circumstance
They reveled in graduation day and in all they’d gone through, with the pandemic, to get there. In all, 462 students will graduate from Portland’s public high schools this week.
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Maine Voices: Portland ‘school budget autonomy’ proposal presents risk of fiscal chaos
The charter commission should inform city voters of the real-world legal implications of a move to eliminate City Council approval of the school budget.
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County teachers of the year announced in Maine
The 16 honorees include educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston.
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School Notebook: May 4
Cape Elizabeth high schooler wins Upcycle Challenge Aurora Milton, a sophomore at Cape Elizabeth High School, won the ecomaine annual Upcycle Challenge for her design and manufacturing of pants made from old curtains and fabric that would have otherwise been discarded. The contest held during the two weeks surrounding Earth Day featured two other finalists […]
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Portland hopes to lead the way in integrating Wabanaki studies into classes
One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Time to celebrate school employees
This time of year serves as a reminder that “It takes a village to educate a child.” That’s because April and May have many days and weeks designated to recognize and honor a wide variety of school employees. These employees’ jobs are very different, but what they all have in common is that each plays […]