Portland Press Herald - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:10:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Maine teacher shortage is expected to be widespread in the next school year /article/maine-teacher-shortage-is-expected-to-be-widespread-in-the-next-school-year/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:43:51 +0000 /?p=161241 The state expects to have a critical need of teachers in health, special education, computer science, music, social studies, early childhood, art, English, English as a second language, science and math next year.

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]]> The Maine Department of Education has released a list of teaching positions that are in high demand and will qualify for emergency hiring rules next year.

Next school year, the state expects a shortage of teachers in health and physical fitness, special education, computer science, music, social studies, early childhood, art, English, English as a second language, science and math.

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]]> All Maine students now get free school lunches. What does that mean for poverty data? /article/all-maine-students-now-get-free-school-lunches-what-does-that-mean-for-poverty-data/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:19:58 +0000 /?p=159971 Now that parents no longer need to fill out applications to get their children access to free meals, officials have lost an important source of data on their district’s low-income households—information traditionally used for funding.

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]]> Maine was one of the first states to pass legislation providing free school lunches to all students after pandemic-era funding expired – a policy that has been adopted in seven other states and is being considered across the country.

But since the law took effect a year and a half ago, some districts have struggled with an unintended consequence: Now that parents no longer need to fill out applications to get their children access to free meals, officials have lost an important source of data on their district’s low-income households – information traditionally used for funding.

The free and reduced-price meal application, a federal form sent home with students at the start of the school year, allows districts to determine what percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

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]]> Municipal buildings, schools closed as police investigate Lewiston shootings /article/municipal-buildings-schools-closed-as-police-investigate-lewiston-shootings/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:26:23 +0000 /?p=154843 Portland and other communities are closing municipal buildings Thursday as the hunt continues for a person of interest in what is is likely the deadliest shooting in Maine’s history.

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]]> Portland and other communities are closing municipal buildings Thursday as the hunt continues for a person of interest in what is is likely the deadliest shooting in Maine’s history.

At least  and dozens more were injured in shootings Wednesday night at Sparetime Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille in Lewiston. Police are searching for Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, in connection with the shootings.

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