Schools and Education
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Maine students head back to school, this time without all the COVID protocols
The return to classrooms feels much more normal this year as pandemic restrictions have gone away.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Religious schools shun state funding despite Maine victory
Maine's attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state antidiscrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty, and that requirement has frustrated the families who sued.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Lewiston schools to start new cellphone, recording restrictions Wednesday
School Committee members additionally voted to reallocate unspent funds from open staff positions to help students reenter the school system and expand the Store Next Door.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Schools prepare for surge of new students from asylum-seeking families
Saco will see enrollment grow by over 100 this fall, testing teachers and staff and straining budgets.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
Affordable housing crisis creates another barrier for Maine college students
Limited student housing and high rents are leaving students scrambling to find a place to live before school starts.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
Missouri school district reinstates spanking if parents agree
Experts say the practice is detrimental to students.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
Lewiston School Committee to vote on revised cellphone, recording policy
One educator said prohibiting cellphones would "support a better learning environment." Another said it would be a "nightmare."
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Nebraska school officials close newspaper after students publish LGBTQ articles
An email from a school employee cancelling the student paper’s printing services said it was “because the school board and superintendent are unhappy with the last issue’s editorial content.”
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
‘Don’t say trans’: Texas school board’s new policies spark an outcry
The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District in North Texas narrowly passed a sweeping set of policies that includes a total ban on all classroom discussion of "gender fluidity."
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief
The president's decision to provide $10,000 in federal student debt reduction will benefit about 177,000 borrowers who live in Maine, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates.
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