Helen Peavey has stood outside Madison Elementary every morning for the last 18 years to welcome the students to a brand new school day.
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Concerns in Portland school community prompt probation office to move sex offender counseling
A petition calling for the new probation office near Presumpscot Elementary School to move is on hold as corrections officials say they are trying to address concerns.
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UMaine gets $6 million federal grant for forest economy research
The school will use the money from the National Science Foundation to lead a research project involving UNH and the University of Vermont that will develop better data on New England’s forests.
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Deering High principal who resigned last week is now superintendent in Brewer
Gregg Palmer, who left the Portland high school as officials looked into a drop in enrollment, started work Tuesday as head of the Brewer School Department.
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Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.
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Fairfield vacancies on SAD 49 school board to be filled at council meeting
Six Fairfield residents applied to fill the three vacancies on the board after the resignations of Shelley Rudnicki, Tim Martin and Caroline Toto-Lawrence.
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SMCC marine studies program to benefit from $20 million federal grant
Students at Southern Maine Community College will use environmental DNA to monitor aquatic life in Casco Bay in a revolutionary new way.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
New Hampshire getting $46M to expand charter schools
New Hampshire is getting a $46 million federal grant to expand charter schools.
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Parents press state to move probation office away from Portland school
The Presumpscot Elementary School Family Council is circulating a petition asking the Maine Department of Corrections to move services for sex offenders to a different location.
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Deering High principal resigns amid inquiry into enrollment drop
Gregg Palmer has accepted another position and the district plans to launch a search for a new principal in January, the superintendent says.