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PPS in the Press

Below is a sampling of media coverage highlighting the great students, staff, schools and programs of the Portland Public Schools:

UNE dental, medical students honor MLK Jr.’s service legacy by reading to local youth
UNE dental, medical students honor MLK Jr.’s service legacy by reading to local youth

Great story in the news section of the University of New England's website on Jan. 22, 2026, is about dental and medical students honoring MLK Jr.’s service legacy to benefit local students. On Jan. 21, students in UNEs Colleges of Dental Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine — Maine’s only dental and medical schools — embodied the civil rights leader’s spirit of service and community by reading to youth at three locations in Portland, including LongFellow Elementary School, to answer their questions about health care. 

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Portland schools chair focuses on equity, academic achievements in city address
Portland schools chair focuses on equity, academic achievements in city address

Board of Public Education Chair Sarah Lentz presented the annual State of the Schools address to the City Council on Jan. 5, 2026. This Portland Press Herald story on that date gives details of the speech and notes that Lentz emphasized the district’s commitments to its values during uncertain times in public education.

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Portland art students raise hundreds for local charity
Portland art students raise hundreds for local charity

This WMTW-TV Channel 8 story from December 22, 2025, focuses on a Portland High School art teacher and his class using art to help the community. Teacher José Gouveia recently led his students in a unique project: holding an online auction of the students’ artwork to help Maine Needs, a nonprofit working to make sure that no one in the community goes without the basics. Gouveia said the project leveraged art making with teaching students care, empathy and civic duty — and empowered young artists to see themselves as changemakers. The project aligns with the Whole Student and Achievement goals of the district's Strategic Plan — and led Channel 8 to declare the students "Community Champions." 

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Partnering on Wabanaki Studies with Portland Public Schools
Partnering on Wabanaki Studies with Portland Public Schools

This Dec. 10, 2025, article by Maine Audubon celebrates the content completion and implementation of the Portland Public Schools' Wabanaki Studies curriculum. The district is the first in Maine to develop such a comprehensive curriculum for students in Pre-K through grade 11. Fieldwork is a key component of the curriculum. Over the course of the last five years, Maine Audubon has been an important community partner with PPS, working on a continuum with students across the district in kindergarten through grade 4 as part of that fieldwork. 

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Maine students report less substance use, better mental health
Maine students report less substance use, better mental health

This Dec. 9, 2025, Portland Press Herald story is about a survey in which Maine students reported less substance use and better mental health. At the Portland Public Schools, part of the district’s approach to preventing substance use focuses on making sure students feel connected with the school community — part of its Whole Student goal in the PPS Strategic Plan.
 

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