Maine submits Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge application

State seeks $32 million to ensure high-quality early learning and development experiences for children before kindergarten

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services submitted a joint application this week for $32.2 million in a federal grant competition. The proposal aims to strengthen the quality of Maine’s early childhood programs and make them available to more high-needs children.

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Members sought for State Charter School Commission

The following is a press release from the Maine State Board of Education.

FARMINGTON – The Maine State Board of Education took the first steps toward creating a State Charter School Commission, as called for in the public charter school law that passed the Legislature earlier this year.

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