The Maine Governor’s Academy for Science and Mathematics graduated its third cohort of teachers on June 30. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen attended the group’s culminating session at Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg.
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A recent Bangor High School graduate has $1,000 more to apply to her college education after rising to the finalist ranks in a prestigious international competition focused on student endeavors into water-related research.
Leila Musavi, an Orono resident who graduated from Bangor High School in June, was one of the top five finalists for the 2011 Stockholm Junior Water Prize. The competition is sponsored by the Stockholm International Water Institute.
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Mount Blue High School and Foster Technology Center have long shared a campus. But the 750-student high school and 300-student technology center have been distinct buildings with distinct identities, divided by a glass walkway.
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The Maine Department of Education will close its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Data Reporting module for the 2010-11 school year on July 11.
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 47
POLICY CODE: GC
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ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 46
POLICY CODE: DB
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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 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.
In biology class, Yarmouth High School students plug digital microscopes into their laptops to record video of the organisms they’re observing. They can refer to that video later in the day, outside the classroom.
During the uprising that led to the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, students in a Yarmouth High School social studies class used their laptops to learn from the Twitter postings that were pivotal in ending Mubarak’s reign.
And when Yarmouth students need to study for a quiz, many of them make flash cards using an online tool known as Quizlet and share them with classmates.
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When it comes to educational transformation, Victoria Burns prefers to think of her school district as ordinary.
“If we can do it, it’s something that can be translated to almost anyone,” said Burns, superintendent of School Administrative District 15, which serves Gray and New Gloucester.
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The school administrators who attended our 100th annual Maine School Superintendents’ Conference this week had a tall order.
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