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PublishedJuly 10, 2024
Maine parents ramp up fight to get cellphones out of schools
A coalition of 9 Maine groups is advocating for less technology access for children because they're worried about how constant technology use might impact mental health.
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PublishedJune 16, 2024
Our View: School funding shouldn’t come to a scrum
Too often, Mainers fight tooth and nail to get voters’ blessing for school projects. Isn’t there a better way?
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
All Maine students now get free school lunches. What does that mean for poverty data?
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Opinion: Checking of high school grades by parents has gone too far
In theory, keeping close tabs on things is OK. In practice, there are major downsides for students like me.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2024
Our View: Poverty, not parents, is the reason students are missing school
Families are getting help from local schools. What they really need are the resources to get by.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Maine schools say path to fixing chronic absenteeism starts with building relationships
Small steps like Sanford's 'walking school bus' help kids make it over that first barrier – getting to the bus stop – as a way to reduce absences in class.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2023
Maine students are missing more school days than before the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism rates are more than 10 percentage points higher than the 2018-19 school year. Experts say resources to get students to class aren't back on track.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Our View: To invest in immigrant pupils is to invest in the future
A big effort by Maine schools to accommodate English language learners will have a big return for their communities.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s business leaders must be mindful of back-to-school pressures
September is a challenging month for parents of school-age children. Employers would do well to take that into account.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Maine’s high school graduation rate dropped during the pandemic, but may be recovering
This year's grads were freshmen when the pandemic hit, making this past year their first relatively normal high school experience.
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