The Maine Charter School Commission also discusses possibly waiting a year to consider a 10th charter school.
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Colorado school board scraps long-fought voucher program
The Douglas County, Colorado, program had been tied up for years in litigation that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
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High school graduation rate reaches a record high
It is the highest rate since standardized reporting began, but gaps persist in graduation rates of minorities.
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Police: Substitute teacher encouraged students to smoke pot
The middle school teacher allegedly gave one student a vaporizer.
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UMA opens veterans’ center to serve those who served
The Veterans Academic Center includes a private office space, touch-screen computers, adjustable desks and a common area where veterans can work, study and collaborate.
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Brunswick schools explore consolidating with another district into a ‘service center’
The state has tied “some financial incentives into the mix” for districts that comply, says Superintendent Paul Perzanoski.
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Yarmouth student organizes TED-style day to showcase Maine leaders’ reasons for ‘hope’
Sammy Potter started envisioning the event while he was an intern for Sen. Susan Collins.
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Lewiston High students receive $113,000 ‘restorative practices’ grant
The money will be used to create a new position at the school to decrease detentions and turn disciplinary cases into ‘teaching moments.’
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Cities, towns paying more for schools as state pays less, study finds
State funding for Maine’s K-12 public schools declined 9 percent from 2008 to 2015.
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Portland school board adopts comprehensive transgender policy
It joins about a half-dozen other Maine school districts that have approved such policies since a landmark state supreme court ruling in 2014.