The Maine Department of Education is seeking recommendations for the 2013 Maine Educator Talent Pool.
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Sessions help educators support military children
The Military Child Education Coalition is offering workshops in Portland and Bangor in April that could be helpful to educators in better serving students from military families.
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Club offers teacher scholarships for MIT science, engineering program
The MIT Alumni Club of Maine is inviting Maine middle- and high-school science, engineering, and math teachers to apply for Club scholarships for this summer’s MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers (SEPT), which takes place June 24-30 at MIT.
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Commissioner’s Update – Feb. 2, 2012
It’s critical information for local districts as they plan their budgets for the coming school year. It’s important to note, however, that these figures are estimates and should not be entered into budgets as definitive figures.
First, the numbers are still subject to legislative action. Second, the aid estimates we’ll provide are based on a number of factors that are impossible to know at this point, such as student enrollment and the size of districts’ special education populations. For those reasons, subsidy amounts to be released later could still change.
Preliminary state education subsidies for 2012-13
Preliminary State subsidy information for school administrative units will be available this afternoon at 1 p.m. on the Maine DOE website. These subsidy amounts for FY 2012-13 are only preliminary and do not represent final action of the 125th Legislature and therefore should only be used as “initial” guidance for your budget preparations. Some calculations included in these amounts are dependent upon enactment of statutory changes.
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STEM summit focuses on community engagement
The Maine STEM Collaborative is inviting educators and representatives from the business, non-profit and government communities to attend the third bi-annual STEM summit.
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Financial responsibility for services at Maine Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Governor LePage: Expand Access, Improve Digital Learning
The following is a press release from the office of Gov. Paul LePage.
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage on Wednesday issued an executive order directing the Maine Department of Education to develop a plan for expanding the digital learning opportunities available to Maine students.
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Test results released
Maine prepares for move to more advanced assessment system in three years
AUGUSTA – Maine students improved slightly in reading and more significantly in math in the latest New England Common Assessment Program tests, taken in October 2011. In writing, there was a slight decrease.
Subsidy to be withheld for missing audits
The Maine Department of Education will begin to withhold state subsidy payments for school units that have not submitted financial audits by Feb. 15.
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