Note: This dispatch was updated on March 7 at 4:57 p.m. to update information about public hearings.
Bill language is now available for four pieces of education-related legislation proposed this winter by Gov. Paul LePage.
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From the Maine State Charter School Commission.
PORTLAND — The Maine State Charter School Commission held the first of three public input sessions on Monday, March 5 in Portland. About 55 members of the public turned out to suggest educational gaps in their regions that charter schools could potentially fill.
EAST WATERBORO — How do we teach others to make decisions that allow them to live healthier lives?
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Submitted by Portland Public Schools.
PORTLAND — Margo Arruda, a senior at Casco Bay High School, fell in love with the Harry Potter and “Lord of the Rings” books as a young child. “From the time I was 10,” she says, “I could navigate Middle Earth better than my hometown.”
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Regional workshops and regular webinars are continuing throughout the state as more arts teachers are trained to make assessment in arts education an integral part of the work they do to deepen student learning.
The work is part of the ongoing Maine Arts Education Assessment Initiative.
The Maine Department of Education’s AP4ALL program will offer 14 online Advanced Placement classes during the 2012-13 school year. Registration for those courses begins March 5.
When we took to the road in December, we wanted to hear what the public had to say about the system we use to hold our schools accountable. And hear from the public we did. We had more than 1,500 people respond to an online survey; several dozen turned out at public forums in Bangor, Portland and online.
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The Maine Department of Education is seeking recommendations for the 2013 Maine Educator Talent Pool.
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The Maine JumpStart Coalition is inviting teachers at all levels to attend the Fostering Financial Literacy in Maine Schools Conference at the Augusta Civic Center on April 26.
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By Shelly Moody
During the holiday season, I took time in my classroom to talk with my students about the things we have to be thankful for at school and in our lives. As I reflected on 2011, I realized I had much to be thankful for last year.
As Maine’s 2011 Teacher of the Year, I was given the amazing opportunity to travel and connect with teachers from around the country.
Continue reading “A year spent growing, learning: 2011 as Maine’s Teacher of the Year”
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