portland public schools
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Our View: Chronic absenteeism can’t be tackled by Maine schools alone
Specific and effective engagement with students and parents calls for a whole lot of outside help.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Chronic absenteeism on the rise in Portland public schools
Nearly 25 percent of students missed at least 10 percent of school days during the 2021-22 year.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Portland school officials working on plan to avoid 4-day week for some students
Officials hope to redeploy education technicians to serve the district's 1,000 special education students to avoid a shortened week that would lead to a longer school year.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Portland parents, teachers opposed to limiting high school choice
Those who spoke at the board meeting Tuesday night said the decision was being rushed and that the district should spend more time speaking to students and parents about why they chose the schools they did.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Former Portland ed tech pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of 7-year-old student
Benjamin Conroy, 33, worked at Ocean Avenue Elementary School before he was arrested last fall.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
School Notebook: Aug. 10
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Portland may limit high school choice to balance enrollments
A proposed hybrid system to be presented Tuesday would allow students to choose a school as usual, but administrators could reassign some of them if needed to balance enrollments.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Our View: More summer homework for Portland Public Schools
The latest data on racial and other biases fuel an ongoing crisis of confidence.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Portland schools suspended Black students at a higher rate than white students in 2021-22
The district has released data showing how middle and high school suspension rates have changed over the past few years and which groups of students are most impacted by the discipline.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Portland superintendent’s early departure adds to district staffing challenges
Xavier Botana announced Tuesday night that he will leave his post in June. He had previously planned to leave after the 2023-24 school year.
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