portland public schools

Published
January 10, 2020

Portland superintendent recommends renaming school for civil rights leader

The school board will consider the request to rename Riverton Elementary School after Gerald E. Talbot on Jan. 21.
Published
December 24, 2019

Portland Public Food Fund awards grants to school nutrition projects
Published
December 11, 2019

Casco Bay students to hold ‘March to the Post Office’
Published
December 8, 2019

Maine Voices: K-12 schools lagging in fulfilling Wabanaki studies mandate

Other schools should follow the lead of Portland Public Schools in carrying out the law, and state education officials should prioritize its implementation.
Published
December 4, 2019

Downtown gallery exhibits middle school artists’ abstracts

The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation on Brown Street will showcase the work of 11 Lincoln Middle School students through January.

Published
December 3, 2019

Portland principals stress importance of current middle school model

The district is taking another look at potential cost savings that might come from a grade-level reorganization.
Published
November 27, 2019

Alternate recess spot offers peaceful place for Reiche kids

Since being launched last year, Peace Place has been used more than 2,400 times.
Published
November 20, 2019

Superintendent’s Notebook: Developing a ‘vertical’ district-wide content vision for curriculum
Published
November 19, 2019

Community support needed to bridge student achievement gap, chairman says

In the annual State of the Schools address, Roberto Rodriguez says Portland residents need to rally to support the needs of minority and low-income students.
Published
November 13, 2019

Portland police will honor school board’s request to put body camera use on hold

The decision comes a day after the board voted to ask that camera use by school resource officers be delayed until rules are finalized.