AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education today announced family size and income guidelines for free and reduced-price meals and milk in Maine schools for the 2011-12 school year.
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Category: Media Releases
Commissioner asks schools to help with bath salts danger
AUGUSTA – Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen is asking school administrators and nurses to educate themselves and other school staff on the dangers and warning signs of bath salts use by students.
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Statement on the passing of James Carignan
James Carignan, long-time member and one-time chair of the State Board of Education, died Sunday, Aug. 14, in Brunswick.
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New task force to focus on educational opportunities for Maine students
The following is a press release sent by the office of Gov. Paul LePage.
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Contact: Adrienne Bennett (207) 287-2531
AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor Paul LePage announced today the formation of a Task Force to make recommendations on expanding early college and other post-secondary education opportunities for high school students. Creation of the Task Force builds on the Governor’s campaign calls last year for a five-year high school concept.
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Conference to focus on keeping kids in school
ORONO – More than 200 professionals working with students in schools, the juvenile justice system and after-school programs will gather next week for three days of training focused on gaining the tools needed to engage students in their learning and keep them from dropping out.
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Schools to share $5m plus in improvement funds
AUGUSTA – Applications for four schools in three school districts were approved for over $5 million in federal School Improvement Grant funding over the next three years. The funds will support locally developed plans aimed at improving student achievement. Continue reading “Schools to share $5m plus in improvement funds”
LePage signs charter schools into law
The following is a press release sent by the office of Gov. Paul LePage.
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Contact: Adrienne Bennett (207) 287-2531
AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor Paul LePage signed on Wednesday the charter school bill that creates more educational options for students. LD 1553 allows for the formation of public charter schools in Maine for the first time.
New bill pushes science, math education
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage signed into law this week legislation that will bolster Maine’s efforts to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education from pre-kindergarten to the post-secondary level.
NE school group receives national education recognition
The following was released today by the New England Secondary School Consortium.
Frank Newman Award honors pioneering five-state partnership
Denver, CO – On July 7, 2011, the Education Commission of the States will honor the New England Secondary School Consortium as the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation during its 2011 National Forum on Education Policy in Denver. The award recognizes the Consortium’s bold example of state leadership, collaboration, expertise exchange, and resource sharing across states, as well as its commitment to promoting 21st -century skills, supporting high school innovation, reducing persistent achievement gaps, and graduating every student prepared for success in the colleges, careers, and communities of our global society.
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Maine graduation rate on the rise
National report puts Maine at #16 in the nation
AUGUSTA – Maine’s Class of 2008 had the 16th highest graduation rate in the nation, according to a report released today by Education Week. Maine’s rate, as calculated by Education Week, was 76.5 percent, compared to a national average of 71.7 percent.
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