PORTLAND — About 40 people turned out for a public forum at Portland Arts and Technology High School on Dec. 14 to discuss a new system for holding schools accountable, recognizing success and supporting schools in need of improvement with Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen.
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POLICY CODE: IHAC
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Middle school students at the Dedham School spent some time this fall scouring a local stream for an invasive species known as didymo, or more commonly known as “rock snot.”
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Superintendents:
If you are concerned with the mathematics skills of your local secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) students and if you have not met your federal performance indicators in CTE, consider participating in a local-level pilot of the successful national Math-in-CTE program.
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WASHBURN — Freshmen at Washburn District High School dressed up as gods and goddesses for the Aroostook County school’s second annual Gods/Goddesses Day on Oct. 27.
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When author Tony Wagner visited Maine this summer to speak at the University of Maine, he lamented that there’s not much research and development to speak of in public education.
Registration for the 2012 Maine Wind Blade Challenge is now open, and students are encouraged to sign up for the competition that challenges them to design wind blades and work with composites professionals to perfect the finished product.
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BRUNSWICK — A local business has donated a 2003 Ford F-150 pickup truck to the Auto Collision Repair Program at Region 10 Technical High School.
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Surprise! Morgan Cuthbert receives the prestigious award in front of students and colleagues
YARMOUTH – A seventh-grade mathematics and science teacher in his 12th year of teaching was honored at a surprise all-school assembly Monday afternoon with the presentation of a prestigious national teaching award, and a check for $25,000. Maine Department of Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen presented the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award to Morgan Cuthbert in front of students, colleagues, and local and state dignitaries at Frank H. Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth.
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The Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine (ATOMIM) is hosting eight sessions across the state this fall to allow high school math teachers to discuss “Reasoning and Sense-Making in the Classroom.”
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