Maine Gov. Paul LePage participated in a panel focused on education policy on May 6 during a Republican Governors’ Association conference in Nashville, Tenn.
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Category: Funding
DOE supports funding formula changes
The Maine Legislature’s Education Committee held public hearings May 4 on 10 bills seeking to make changes to the formula that determines how state funds for education are distributed among local school districts.
Jim Rier, Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education, offered testimony supporting L.D. 1274, An Act to Restore Equity in Education Funding.
DOE testifies on school choice bills
The Maine Legislature’s Education Committee held public hearings May 2 on five bills designed to allow students and parents greater school choice.
Maine Department of Education policy and programs director Deborah Friedman offered the following testimony on the legislation.
Maine School of Science and Mathematics
LIMESTONE — Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen visited the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, a state-funded magnet school, on April 7 as part of his statewide listening tour.
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The Maine Military Authority wants to use its Loring Air Force Base facility to save school districts money by extending the life span of their school buses.
LIMESTONE — Lenny Goff might just have figured out how he can keep his school district’s 48-bus fleet up to date and safe without breaking the bank.
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Reporting and Certifying April 1st Student Enrollments
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 34
POLICY CODE: JF
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FY 2011-2012 Budget Reporting – Due August 25, 2011
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 32
POLICY CODE: DB
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Maine DOE releases school construction list
Ranks needs in 71 school projects
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education presented its ranking of the pre-K-12 school projects with the most significant needs to the State Board of Education on Wednesday. The proposed “priority list” is the first rating of school construction projects since the 2004-05 rating cycle, through which 22 schools were approved for renovation or construction.
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Report of Adult Education for Subsidy Purposes (EF-M-39B)
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 30
POLICY CODE: DB
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Average Daily Attendance for the Rural Education Initiative
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER NO: 26
POLICY CODE: DD
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