Lana covers education for the Portland Press Herald. She joins the Press Herald from VTDigger, where she covered Chittenden County, Vermont’s population center. Previously she was a Report for America fellow in Mendocino County, covering environmental news for a digital outlet and a public radio station. She also reported on the environment for digital news outlet, WhoWhatWhy. In her spare time Lana enjoys hiking with her Goldendoodle, Rigby, running, surfing and baking.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Portland school employees take district to task over payroll issues
District officials said they are working to rectify the problems, but that the underlying causes that led to some employees being paid late, inaccurately or not at all for multiple pay periods remain unresolved.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Portland school board rejected city’s offer to help with payroll problems
In an email exchange with Mayor Kate Snyder in October, former school board Chair Emily Figdor accused city officials of trying to exploit the problems for political purposes.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Child-care funding cliff nears, putting Maine families and facilities at risk
As pandemic relief dwindles, ‘the workforce behind the workforce’ worries about its ability to keep providing high-demand services without significant and sustained support.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Portland school district says ed techs have been paid correctly, with back pay
School board Chair Emily Figdor said ed techs received their raises and retroactive pay on Friday.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Portland school district quiet as payroll problems persist
Two days after Superintendent Xavier Botana said the issues would be corrected, some ed techs said they once again didn’t receive their correct pay.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Portland ed techs to be paid correctly starting Friday, superintendent says
Xavier Botana also said ed techs would receive back pay on Friday, but the district continues to work toward solving other payroll problems affecting a range of employees.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Portland superintendent apologizes for payroll problems, says long-term fix expected by next fall
Xavier Botana said in an email to staff that the transition to outside payroll processing might not be completed until next fall.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Portland ed techs still waiting for pay increases, back pay as payroll woes plague district
Some hourly workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck and district officials aren’t offering details about when the problems might be fixed.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Portland school district hasn’t paid some of its hourly workers on time
Superintendent Xavier Botana says the issue stems from a staffing shortage, and that bus routes could be affected for the same reason.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.
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