The U.S. Department of Education is inviting teachers to participate in a series of seminars focused on education policy related to the No Child Left Behind Act, the Common Core state standards, professional development and other topics.
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The writing required of Maine Wardens is high stakes.
The agents charged with enforcing the laws of Maine’s woods and waterways need to write quickly, descriptively, clearly and succinctly.
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ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 43
POLICY CODE: IK
READFIELD – It’s time for reading class in the second grade at Readfield Elementary School.
Rather than remain in their assigned classrooms, students from the school’s two second-grade classes combine forces, and their teachers break them into reading groups based on ability level.
Houlton Elementary School’s Reading First grant has helped the school transform into a community with high expectations for every student.
HOULTON — Students are surrounded by literacy the moment they enter Houlton Elementary School. They have no choice.
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Shifting Maine to the Common Core state standards is the right change to make for our children. And it’s a change that will last.
When you bring up academic standards with a group of Maine teachers, one of the most common requests you’ll get is a simple one: pick a set of standards and stick with them.
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER NO: 35
POLICY CODE: ILB
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Teachers dig into data to improve teaching and learning.
TURNER — Teachers at Turner Primary School are trying to figure out how they can best use data to improve the instruction they offer their 300 students in pre-kindergarten through third grade.
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Reading, writing, math scores stable
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education released the results Tuesday of the fall 2010 New England Common Assessment Program of testing in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 8.
AUGUSTA – Maine students outperformed students in most other states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress science test, the only test of student achievement that allows comparison of student performance across states.
Maine tied for the fifth highest science score in grade 4 and tied for eighth highest in grade 8. By some measures, such as percent of student proficiency, Maine ranks even higher on the test, which was administered in 2009 and is being reported today.
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