Schools and Education
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
High costs, loss of local identity drive Litchfield to consider withdrawing from RSU 4
The town is not officially withdrawing from the school district, but a committee met for the first time Thursday to begin discussing options the town has if residents decide to more forward.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years
The results show a decline in preparedness for college-level coursework.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
Colby College to honor two Ukrainian photojournalists with Lovejoy Award
This year's award recipients are Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, who covered the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol earlier this year and countered Russian claims that civilians were not being targeted.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
RSU 9 directors vote to keep controversial gender identity poster
The posters, which define common gender and sexuality terms, hang in the windows of the guidance offices of Mt. Blue middle and high schools facing the hallway.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
Fights, injuries spurred Portland’s policy limiting student attendance at games
But two parents who spoke at the school board meeting Tuesday night said the policy only further divides the Deering and Portland school communities and does nothing to bring the school district together.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
USDA Secretary Vilsack gets firsthand look at Maine school lunch program
The state showcased its universal free lunch program during Secretary Tom Vilsack's visit to Gorham Middle School.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races
Right-leaning groups are spending millions on candidates who promise to scale back teachings on race and sexuality, remove offending books from libraries and nix plans for gender-neutral bathrooms or transgender-inclusive sports teams.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
Portland educator named Maine Teacher of the Year
Matthew Bernstein teaches ninth-grade humanities and social studies at Casco Bay High School.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2022
Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2022
Supreme Court ruling on religious schools has broader impact in Maine
A special exception in state law already allows the use of taxpayer funds to send students to private schools, extending the reach of the Supreme Court’s decision.
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