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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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Pandemic, staff shortages take toll on education services for students with disabilities
A lack of ed techs in particular has prompted a rising number of complaints that students aren’t getting legally required services in Maine schools.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2022
Week of searching and waiting takes toll on missing man’s family
Despite an intense effort by his family, the Congolese community and Portland police, Samuel Mugisha has not been seen since he left his North Deering apartment on Nov. 4.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
On a submarine, he learned to listen to – and get along with – people very different than himself
Jacob Rideout, now a firefighter in Scarborough, says he often draws on the skills he learned in the U.S. Navy and applies them in civilian life.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
College students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned
They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Incumbent Pious Ali wins City Council at-large race, newcomers take District 3 City Council and school board seats
Pious Ali and Regina Phillips took home landslide victories in their respective City Council races. Julianne Opperman beat out incumbent Adam Burk in the race to represent District 3 on the Portland school board.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2022
Incumbent loses Portland school board seat after ranked-choice runoff
Pious Ali and Regina Phillips win Portland City Council races, while Julianne Opperman wins a school board seat after a ranked-choice runoff on Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
As election approaches, here’s a guide to ranked-choice voting
It’s been several years since Maine first enacted ranked-choice voting. Here’s a refresher on how the system works.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
13 Maine school districts receiving total of $13 million for 34 electric buses
Wells-Ogunquit is receiving the most funding – $4.3 million – to purchase 11 electric buses and replace most of its fleet of diesel buses.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
Maine students’ math and reading scores plummet during pandemic
The first comprehensive look at how the nation’s students are faring after two years of pandemic learning shows decades of academic progress erased – in Maine and nationwide.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Three candidates compete for Portland school board seat, pledge to support teachers
Julianne Opperman and Sam Rosenthal are running against incumbent Adam Burk, who was first elected three years ago.
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