The measure, which now goes to the full Legislature, prohibits schools from serving a second-tier meal or stigmatizing students who can’t pay for lunch.
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Lawmakers reject bill to require Maine schools to teach cursive
The proposal by Rep. Heidi Sampson, R-Alfred, to require cursive instruction beginning in grade 3 goes down on a 9-0 committee vote.
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More than 200 turn out for meeting on racism complaint in Kennebunk schools
The Regional School Unit 21 board votes to take two steps in response to a race-based retaliation complaint filed by a black teacher.
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Maine high schools struggle to grow ranks of referees
Many who officiate at the high school level will retire soon, but rigid schedules and fan hostility can deter younger refs.
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Lawmakers say state should take back full cost of teacher retirement to ease burden on school districts
Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, says reversing the budgeting change by former Gov. Paul LePage would provide ‘one of the most direct forms of property tax relief.’
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School ends cheerleading awards that call out girls’ body parts
A Wisconsin high school gave awards ‘meant to be funny’ for physical attributes such as largest breasts or buttocks.
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Bill would ban e-cigarettes from school grounds
A work session on the bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Rebecca Millett, will be Wednesday.
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Larry Lockman’s proposal seeks to keep politics out of the classroom
The Republican’s measure draws criticism from educators and the ACLU.
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Central Maine superintendents: Snow days more common now than the past
School officials said icing events have spurred more cancellations than they did in previous decades.
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Should Maine students have to learn cursive? Some lawmakers think so.
A public hearing was held Thursday on Rep. Heidi Sampson’s bill to require cursive instruction in grades 3-5 of Maine public schools.