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Schools and Education

Published
May 24, 2016

Board backs $70 million plan to upgrade Portland elementary schools

The bond proposal would go to voters in November and pay for fixes at the Presumpscot, Longfellow, Lyseth and Reiche schools.
Published
May 24, 2016

Board cites long-term commitment in hiring Xavier Botana as Portland superintendent

Botana, a Cuban immigrant who is now an associate superintendent in Indiana, will start July 1 in Portland, which has had five superintendents since 2007.
Published
May 23, 2016

UMaine team to track diseased lobsters caught off state’s coast

A state grant funds the project to collect and evaluate sick lobsters as soon as they are hauled in.
Published
May 23, 2016

Portland set to hire next superintendent, hoping for long-term leader

Xavier Botana, 53, has the credentials sought by the school board, which will vote Tuesday, and he says he wants to stay a long time.
Published
May 23, 2016

Faculty members question UMaine System’s ‘One University’ plan

Professors tell the trustees they feel left out of the process; the board approves a new $523.4 million budget that freezes tuition for a sixth year.

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Published
May 23, 2016

Brunswick school to re-enact final Pickett’s Charge

Students dressed in Civil War-era clothing also will stage a wartime encampment and other events.
Published
May 23, 2016

At long last, University of Maine System sees surplus in its future

After years of sizable deficits that forced painful faculty and program cuts, projections hint of a budget in the black in 2021.
Published
May 22, 2016

Huffington tells Colby grads: Take time to recharge

She says Donald Trump shows all the signs of sleep deprivation.
Published
May 22, 2016

SMCC awards record number of degrees

The South Portland college observes its 69th commencement Sunday.
Published
May 22, 2016

Waynflete seniors hold play day for schools rocked by student suicides

About 170 teens and 30 adults take part in the three-hour Portland event, raising money for suicide awareness efforts.