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Published
March 6, 2017

Portland school board to discuss resolutions backing Muslim community

The panel will hold a public hearing Tuesday evening on the proposals, which were prompted by an alleged hate crime against black students in January.
Published
February 9, 2017

Commentary: Portland schools’ $61 million plan leaves key questions unanswered

Greater expenditures do not ensure better learning achievement and need to be used judiciously.
Published
February 9, 2017

Commentary: Bond for 4 elementary schools merits Portland voters’ approval

For economic and humanitarian reasons, upgrading Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche is the right thing to do.
Published
February 8, 2017

Maine Voices: Portland High rally carried message of unity, not political division

The event was intended to show students' belief that everyone should feel safe and secure in their schools.
Published
January 28, 2017

Portland High’s mascot makes the crowds cheer, though he can’t hear them

Kamron King, a deaf freshman, enjoys being the Bulldogs mascot so much that he even studied for it.

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Published
January 27, 2017

Portland police investigate hate crime reported by high school students

The four black Casco Bay ninth-graders told police that an older white teen made a 'derogatory and racist statement' to them outside the school and then brandished a knife.
Published
January 12, 2017

Commentary: I can’t support $60 million Portland school bond, City Councilor Ray says

It has several drawbacks, including a narrow focus on four of the district's 17 facilities in need of upkeep.
Published
January 9, 2017

Portland School Department’s role in political push for borrowing questioned

The superintendent helped an outside group send pro-renovations fliers home in student backpacks, but two city councilors say that's improperly supporting the campaign.
Published
January 3, 2017

Portland school board wants $5 million in capital improvement funds

The request comes amid a debate over a proposed bond issue to renovate four elementary schools.
Published
December 22, 2016

Report: Portland schools will need $321 million in upkeep over next 20 years

The capital-needs report comes as officials debate a $70 million bond to improve four elementary schools.