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Portland Adult Education (PAE) hosted a Workforce Graduation Ceremony on June 24 at Portland High School. The ceremony honored the remarkable achievements of approximately 120 individuals in the Class of 2026 who successfully completed one of PAE’s workforce programs

The Portland Public Schools is operating summer meal sites at 12 locations across the city of Portland this summer. All children and teens 18 years and younger can receive a nutritious meal free of charge to be enjoyed on site. The sites open July 6, 2026.

Twenty Portland Public Schools employees are retiring this year. The retirees were honored by the Portland Board of Public Education and the district in a ceremony on June 9, 2026. Those recognized have served throughout the district and held a wide variety of roles in service of students and families. The school year retirees include a school principal, a social worker, teachers, Food Service members, educational technicians, a secretary and a custodian, among others.

Following the return of election results on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Superintendent Ryan Scallon and Portland Board of Public Education Chair Sarah Lentz issued a joint statement expressing deep gratitude to city voters and partners for their resounding approval of the Portland Public Schools’ $179.3 million budget for fiscal year 2027. The budget was approved by a margin of more than 3 to 1.

East End Community School held its fifth annual celebration for beloved crossing guard Danny Lowe on June 3. Lowe, a young man with autism, has dedicated himself to helping students get safely across the intersection of North and Walnut streets since 2014. The school has celebrated him each spring, beginning in 2022.

Ellis Wood, valedictorian of the Deering High School Class of 2026, is a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winner, making him a National Merit Scholar. Wood is among just five Maine students recently announced as winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by the U.S. colleges and universities they plan to attend. Wood and the other Maine students are part of a select cohort of more than 2,500 National Merit Finalists nationwide to win the college-sponsored scholarships so far. In Wood’s case, he won a National Merit Tufts University Scholarship, which he'll attend this fall.