Patricia McBreairty is taking over a lawsuit her husband, Shawn McBreairty, filed in February. He died in June, but the suit will continue through the courts.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
How will Louisiana’s Ten Commandments requirement be funded, enforced?
As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Leave science curriculum as it is
Although well-intentioned, a move to teach genocide in middle school science classes is ill advised.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Pay now for new Scarborough school or pay later as deferred costs come due
In 2027 the current schools will run out of room for the incoming K-2 class, and the school sites have no space for more trailer classrooms.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Why aren’t America’s students showing up?
Even affluent, suburban areas have seen unexcused absences soar. Districts must impose accountability before it’s too late.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How we got endless summer breaks from school – and what we can do about it
Our kids went to school in the summer when the nation was young. With the right approach – and the right people to teach them – they can do so again.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Political bullying of educators must end
The community response to a rapidly changing world requires reflection, not repression. Let Maine take the lead.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
In gender clash, Maine schools caught between parents, kids
The handling of gender identity at public schools has emerged as a new front in the culture war, pitting children’s privacy against some parents who fear educators are cutting them out of key conversations.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Argument for school choice voucher program is flawed
Maine’s public schools should not be knocked by champions of a program our state does not need.