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Election results: Proposal to build new schools in Saco
The city of Saco is hoping to build two new schools to house its pre-K through fifth-grade students, replacing four schools. Combined, those new schools would accommodate more than 1,400 students. The new campus with both schools would be located between Mill Brook Road and Route 1. The $101 million...
Maine high school sports tournament results
PORTLAND (WGME) -- There were many high school sports tournament semifinals Tuesday night. Class C South Final: Sacopee Valley 6, Monmouth Academy 1. Class C South Final: Hall-Dale 8, Spruce Mountain 4. Class C North Final: Bucksport 4, Mattanawcook Academy 0. Class D South Final: North Yarmouth Academy 2, Buckfield...
RSU 21 teachers train to become certified dyslexia educators
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Seven teachers from RSU 21, along with one teacher from the New School in Kennebunk, are enrolled in a training program through the Portland Children’s Dyslexia Center. The goal of the program is to empower educators to provide quality learning experiences for students who show...
Addressing The Critical Impact of Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism has become a growing issue on a nationwide scale, one that jumped significantly after the pandemic hit. Michael Hale, Director of College, Career & Citizenship + Innovation Educator at Casco Bay High School in Portland, Maine, says that the percentage of ongoing chronic absenteeism has almost doubled, and with it comes other detrimental effects that can severely derail the futures of afflicted students. “One thing that is a real concern is that chronic absenteeism is now nationally at 30%,” Hale says “Before now, pre-pandemic, it was roughly 15 to 16%, which already seems high. And I don’t know anybody...
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