AUGUSTA – Maine wants ideas from the public as it prepares to enter the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, a $500 million grant competition among the states sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services.
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Schools for Excellence initiative piloted at 18 Maine schools with focus on training and incentives
AUGUSTA — Teachers at 18 schools in five Maine school districts are participating in focused and integrated professional development, and developing new evaluation and performance-based pay systems this fall. The goal: improved achievement for their 5,500 students.
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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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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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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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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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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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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”
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.
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.
