portland schools
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PublishedMay 10, 2018
Portland finance committee calls for $1.1 million cut to school budget, endorses municipal budget
Councilor Justin Costa outlines several areas where the school district could cut roughly $1.1 from its $112 million proposal.
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PublishedMay 1, 2018
Lyseth will be first of 4 Portland schools to be renovated
The school department staff recommended it be upgraded first partly because it is the most straightforward project.
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PublishedApril 12, 2018
Portland school board sticks with $112 million budget request
Despite pressure to lower the spending plan because of the tax rate impact, the board backs it, 7-1, and sends it to the City Council.
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PublishedApril 12, 2018
At Deering High, a drag show gets everyone on their feet
Even Deering's principal joins the Genders and Sexualities Alliance onstage.
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Deering High student won’t be allowed to play varsity baseball, judge rules
Princehoward Yee, who lives in Falmouth, transferred to the Portland school earlier this year.
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PublishedApril 3, 2018
Small crowd expresses support for Portland school budget
The Board of Education holds its first public hearing on the $112 million spending plan recommended by its finance committee.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Dozens speak out against Portland school budget cuts
Superintendent Xavier Botana outlines $3.8 million in reductions made at the request of the school board's finance committee.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
Portland council, school board brace for battle over the cost of education
Superintendent Xavier Botana's $113 million budget proposal for the coming year would add $238 to the average homeowner's tax bill. One councilor says difficult spending cuts are necessary.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2018
Portland superintendent looks to cut proposed tax hike in half
The reductions could require increasing class sizes, closing island schools, charging students to play sports and eliminating some assistant principals.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2018
Spending for Portland schools would rise 7.6 percent under proposed budget
Superintendent Xavier Botana says the spending plan he will present to the school board Tuesday would add roughly $240 to the tax bill for the average home in Portland.
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