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.
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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The annual National School Counseling Week focuses on celebrating the positive impact professional school counselors have in helping students achieve success in school and plan for the future.
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The Maine JumpStart Coalition is inviting teachers at all levels to attend the Fostering Financial Literacy in Maine Schools Conference at the Augusta Civic Center on April 26.
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Teams from three Maine schools will share their stories about boosting student success through teacher leadership, building student-centered systems and focusing on the transition from middle to high school at a regional conference in March focused on school-wide improvement strategies.
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By Shelly Moody
During the holiday season, I took time in my classroom to talk with my students about the things we have to be thankful for at school and in our lives. As I reflected on 2011, I realized I had much to be thankful for last year.
As Maine’s 2011 Teacher of the Year, I was given the amazing opportunity to travel and connect with teachers from around the country.
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AUGUSTA – A report released Monday outlines a series of steps toward realizing Gov. Paul LePage’s goal of getting more Maine students to take courses for college credit while still in high school and make faster progress toward earning two- and four-year degrees.
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AUGUSTA — A team of four students at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast set out to prove in a three-minute video that the impact of the performing arts stretches well beyond the theater. And a four-student team at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft set out to demonstrate how the arts and a little more color in life can lift a person’s spirit and boost productivity.
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Feedback has started to come in about our newly released strategic plan, “Education Evolving: Maine’s Plan for Putting Learners First.” We appreciate the constructive suggestions and comments from those who have taken time to read the document, and we actively encourage more feedback.
Check out the plan and join the discussion on our website.
As the feedback trickles in, some of the initiatives outlined in the document are already moving ahead.
It’s been a busy and exciting month for us as we advance our efforts to move Maine to an education system that is centered around students.
Feedback has started to come in about our newly released strategic plan, “Education Evolving: Maine’s Plan for Putting Learners First.” We appreciate the constructive suggestions and comments from those who have taken time to read the document, and we actively encourage more feedback.
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