The panel will hold a public hearing Tuesday evening on the proposals, which were prompted by an alleged hate crime against black students in January.
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Commentary: Portland schools’ $61 million plan leaves key questions unanswered
Greater expenditures do not ensure better learning achievement and need to be used judiciously.
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Commentary: Bond for 4 elementary schools merits Portland voters’ approval
For economic and humanitarian reasons, upgrading Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche is the right thing to do.
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Maine Voices: Portland High rally carried message of unity, not political division
The event was intended to show students’ belief that everyone should feel safe and secure in their schools.
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Portland High’s mascot makes the crowds cheer, though he can’t hear them
Kamron King, a deaf freshman, enjoys being the Bulldogs mascot so much that he even studied for it.
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Portland police investigate hate crime reported by high school students
The four black Casco Bay ninth-graders told police that an older white teen made a ‘derogatory and racist statement’ to them outside the school and then brandished a knife.
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Commentary: I can’t support $60 million Portland school bond, City Councilor Ray says
It has several drawbacks, including a narrow focus on four of the district’s 17 facilities in need of upkeep.
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Portland School Department’s role in political push for borrowing questioned
The superintendent helped an outside group send pro-renovations fliers home in student backpacks, but two city councilors say that’s improperly supporting the campaign.
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Portland school board wants $5 million in capital improvement funds
The request comes amid a debate over a proposed bond issue to renovate four elementary schools.
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Report: Portland schools will need $321 million in upkeep over next 20 years
The capital-needs report comes as officials debate a $70 million bond to improve four elementary schools.