Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Supreme Court signals support of public tuition for religious schools in Maine case
The plaintiffs say a state program of tuition reimbursement – for students whose towns have no high school – unfairly discriminates against people based on their religious beliefs.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Portland school board members support waiting till June to fill vacant seats
The City Council is expected to discuss options for filling the three vacant seats on the school board at its Dec. 20 meeting.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Portland superintendent plans to leave at end of 2023-24 school year
Xavier Botana, who joined the district in 2016, says he plans to leave at the end of the two-year contract extension he received Tuesday night.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
USM to start search for new president
The university system said it plans to interview finalists in March and pick the new president by April to replace Glenn Cummings.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Portland City Council will discuss options for filling 3 vacant school board seats
A special election could be held as early as April to fill the three vacancies or the city could wait until the next regularly scheduled election in June.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Readfield-area school to add early release days to address warnings of teacher burnout
The early release days will start in February and go through May, even as one school board member said that teachers need mental health time rather than more time to do more work.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Maine schools navigate COVID-19 protocols for sports and extracurriculars
With winter coming and COVID-19 case rates high, some Maine schools are requiring vaccination or pooled testing in order for students to participate in sports and activities.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Equipment failure sends smoke into Old Orchard Beach elementary school
No students were in the building when a heat pump motor malfunctioned, sending smoke into the school's cafeteria.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
Recall effort targets two board members in Kennebunk-area school district
Residents behind the effort cite a variety of reasons, including teacher attrition, increases in human resources spending and the lack of a school board curriculum committee.
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