Educators have long lamented the dreaded ‘summer slide,’ but communities are more active than ever in providing resources to prevent it.
South Portland Schools
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
School budgets approved in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth
South Portland’s $69.4 million school budget brings taxes up 3.8%, and $35.4 million for Cape Elizabeth raises taxes 2.5%.
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$69.4 million school budget goes to South Portland voters
Taxes will rise about 3.8% over this year’s rate to cover $52.9 million of the budget.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New ‘live fire’ facility will improve training for WRVC students, county’s firefighters
Westbrook Regional Vocational Center expects $1.5 million in federal funding to build a “live fire” facility.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Claire Holman is invaluable member of South Portland School Board
I encourage all South Portland voters to reelect Claire Holman to the school board. She has been devoted to young people’s education for more than 20 years. She is a thoughtful, creative thinker, ready to continue to serve our community. We who know her can tell you that she has been an invaluable mentor and […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New year, new school
The new South Portland Middle School opens its doors to students.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
School bus drivers ‘ready to roll’ after recent shortage
While not all are fully staffed, many school districts in the area say they are in a better position to meet the transportation needs of students than in recent years.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Mahoney Middle School to hold closing ceremony
Tour the building, catch up with former teachers and alumni, and more on June 1.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland school budget with 4.6% tax increase headed to voters
Major drivers of the $66.1 million budget are a payment on the new middle school and increased funding for new staff for multilingual learners.
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Portland schools struggle to enroll students amid influx of asylum seekers
The city school district has enrolled over 800 students whose primary language is not English this school year – about twice the rate of the previous year.