Even supporters say specifics – particularly on how school districts would be reimbursed – are needed before the state can transfer responsibility for the $30 million program.
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Portland superintendent looks to cut proposed tax hike in half
The reductions could require increasing class sizes, closing island schools, charging students to play sports and eliminating some assistant principals.
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The Teacher: No need to bring this teacher an apple – he’s got a whole seed bank in Waldoboro
‘Our seeds have basically gone all over the world,’ says Neil Lash, who earns the Source Award for Teacher.
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Morse High School alumnus donates $50,000 to school’s music program
Allen Commeau made the gift out of fear of budget cuts to the arts.
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Frye Island’s effort to withdraw from school district heads to court
The longstanding dispute involves the island’s approval of a referendum to withdraw from the school district, which is prohibited in state statute.
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Scarborough school board chair says public doesn’t know whole story of principal’s resignation
Facing a recall threat from a group that wants David Creech to keep his job, Donna Beeley says confidentiality is keeping the other side of the departure story from being told.
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Are frequent threats, lockdowns the new normal for Maine schools?
Here and across the U.S., a rash of menacing incidents following the Parkland massacre hobbles efforts to restore students’ sense of safety.
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Labor law change opens career paths to young students in Maine
High schoolers can do paid internships in new trades now that limits on working with hazardous machinery have been eased.
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A very large cabbage grew in Eddington, and it made this boy a national champion
Aidan Howe’s taste for vegetables got bigger along with his prize-winning plant.
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Education secretary DeVos backs school choice for military children
A proposal would allow military families to use $1.3 billion in public funds to send their children to private school or pay for education services.