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Zach Lanning

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
12
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Zach Lanning

    MDIRSS joins national cohort studying AI in K-12 education (opens the original)

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    BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island Regional School System took another step in its efforts to codify a sound policy regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, becoming one of 14 new school districts and eight state-level education organizations to join a national community of practice dedicated to building clear, effective, and responsible artificial intelligence policies. MDIRSS, along with Cape Elizabeth and the Maine State Department of Education, were recently announc

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Zach Lanning

    CES principal discusses rationale behind lack of sixth-grade science (opens the original)

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    BAR HARBOR — In June, a group of 13 families first raised doubts about the way the Connors Emerson School administers its science instruction in the higher grades — providing a full year of dedicated science classroom time in fifth grade but omitting any formal science instruction for sixth-graders before switching to a half-year split with social studies in seventh and eighth grades. At the time, the school committee referred the parents to this September’s meeting as a chance to hear fro

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Zach Lanning

    With moratorium extended, Bar Harbor planners chart long road to reform (opens the original)

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    BAR HARBOR — Members of the Planning Board met earlier this month for the first time since the consequential council votes on both the moratorium extension and the shelving of the proposed graduated lodging scale land use ordinance amendment. Discussion at the meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2, focused on what comes next now that the timeframe for meaningful reform in a number of areas has been extended. The number one goal, Planning Director Michele Gagnon told the members of the board, is to get

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Zach Lanning

    Bar Harbor Warrant Committee roundly rejects AOS reorg plan (opens the original)

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    BAR HARBOR — Following a split 3-2 vote of the town’s School Committee earlier this month in favor of the proposed school reorganization, the Warrant Committee made a resounding statement on the plan, voting 12-1 to recommend that voters reject it on the ballot in November. While town council and residents still have their chance to weigh in on the idea to switch from the current Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) to a Regional School Unit (RSU), the plan found very little support am

  5. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Zach Lanning

    Survey shows push for off‑peak growth in Bar Harbor (opens the original)

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    BAR HARBOR — Views on the expansion of economic activity into the shoulder seasons and the role that businesses can play in the ongoing process of managing tourism levels were two of the main topics of discussion at the latest Sustainable Tourism Management Task Force meeting. The conversation was brought on by the results of a business survey conducted by consultants J.E. Austin Associates as part of its ongoing work with the task force. Fifty-five businesses operating in Bar Harbor responded

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