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Heat, Fires, Hurricanes, Floods: How Climate Change Is Keeping Kids From School
With five simple words last year, Maine issued guidance that speaks volumes about how extreme weather is changing school. The law, Temperature Standards for School Buildings, clearly calls for each district in the state...
Teaching & learning
Gaining Status: Soft Skills Count for Credit at Maine, Kansas Colleges
Supporters of teaching high school students “soft” skills such as communication, critical thinking and teamwork usually tout how they can help succeed in a job or even help students get into college. Starting this fall,...
Policy & legislation
How Trump’s Anti-DEI Shift Unraveled a Successful Federal Investment in Maine Schools
Three years ago, a handful of Maine school districts struggling with student mental health needs applied for a federal grant to help them hire school counselors and social workers. The grant applications included a...
Policy & legislation
Trump’s moves to break up Education Department generate new bipartisan resistance in Senate
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, seen here at a June 17 Senate education committee meeting, joined Democrats to support a bill reversing Trump administration moves to break up the...
Budget & finance
Maine, 14 Other States Sue Trump Administration to Block School Mental Health Funding Cuts
Maine joined 15 states on Friday in suing the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between Democratic-led...
Policy & legislation
Appeals Court Says Religious Schools Can’t be Exempt From Maine’s Nondiscrimination Laws
Religious schools accepting public funds are required to follow Maine laws that protect against discrimination based on faith, gender identity and sexual orientation, a federal court has ruled. Crosspoint Church, which...