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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Vegan lunches restart in Portland’s elementary schools, making the district a national leader
Despite challenges from supply chain disruptions, staff shortages and the pandemic, the food services director says her team continues to refine the options.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Former Portland ed tech pleads not guilty to federal sex crimes
Benjamin Conroy was terminated from his job with Portland Public Schools on Oct. 27.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Portland school employee now faces federal sex crime charges
The latest charges against Benjamin Conroy are related to the same incident in the classroom at Ocean Avenue Elementary School where he worked as an education technician.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects
The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Maine schools plan robust summer programming to counter COVID-19 impacts
Districts intend to enroll more students in a broader variety of programs this year to help them catch up and give them a boost for the fall.
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Our View: Portland school budget referendum hijacked by culture war
Talking points from right-wing pundits are showing up in what should be a hyperlocal election.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Maine schools to fund summer programs, safe reopenings with federal relief money
School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
Portland school staffer is a finalist for national Custodian of the Year
Donna Colello, the head custodian at Ocean Avenue School, has been working for Portland Public Schools for 25 years.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Portland school board votes to give workers $18-an-hour minimum wage hazard pay
The city has said it will wait to enforce the hazard pay provision in the minimum wage referendum approved by voters in November, but the school board voted Tuesday to implement the provision retroactively to Dec. 3.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Staffing shortages caused by COVID exposure forcing some Maine schools to go remote
As more teachers and staff quarantine because of coronavirus exposure, school districts are struggling to find enough substitutes to keep buildings open for in-person learning.
Portland public schools
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