Maine schools
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PublishedNovember 5, 2024
Lights On Afterschool highlights the importance of after-school programs in Biddeford
The after-school program Learning Works aims to help students who need an extra boost in school.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2024
Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding
The 13-member commission's study will be the first such review since 1998. 'It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,' the governor says.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2024
Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Years after the pandemic, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance.
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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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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
School Notebook: Feb. 14
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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 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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