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PublishedJanuary 25, 2020
Maine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in science and math
Education Commissioner Pender Makin cautions against using the assessment as an indicator of how schools are performing, saying it is only ‘one snapshot.’
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Northeastern University to make ‘major announcement’ in Portland
The Boston-based university will not provide details about the plan it will announce Monday but says it will have a significant impact in the city.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
LGBTQ+ group questions Skowhegan school board about gender-neutral bathrooms
Margaret O'Connell presents statistics on the LGBTQ+ population that exists within the district and requests that the school work to create a private, gender-neutral bathroom option for students.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing
Staff at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 against joining the state teacher's union, reversing the results of a previous election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Skowhegan bathroom-gender issue had roots in concern over online bullying, threats
A support group for LGBTQ+ students and community members says the push for changes to the school's bathrooms began last spring, when students brought up the concerns in response to a series of Instagram posts that included derogatory language and threats.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Supreme Court seems favorable to public funding for religious education
The justices are sharply divided along ideological lines in arguments over a provision in Montana's constitution that bars state aid to religious schools.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Electric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey
Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2020
Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools
They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year, signaling decline in area’s Catholic population
St. John Catholic School, which once had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, with enrollment at 34 children.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
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