More than 750 Maine educators attended the 24th annual MAINEducation Conference on Oct. 13-14 at the Augusta Civic Center. The conference is the annual gathering of the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine, or ACTEM.
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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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The Maine Department of Education has completed its review of FY 2012 leased-space applications and posted the results of its review online at: http://www.maine.gov/education/const/lease/home.htm.
The Maine Department of Education has selected Pearson’s PowerSchool as a second state-supported student information system for Maine’s school districts.
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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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On Monday, I joined Gov. Paul LePage, Midcoast-area school administrators, and representatives from that region’s higher education and business communities to discuss education as an economic imperative for Maine’s Midcoast.
The Maine Principals’ Association is seeking nominations for Maine’s 2012 Assistant Principal of the Year.
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Maine’s public charter school law has taken effect, and the Department of Education is working to implement it.
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