Note: Applicants must log onto https://www.4pcamaine.org/ to respond to the request for proposals.
The Maine Department of Education has issued a request for proposals seeking bids to establish community learning centers that provide students academic support and enrichment opportunities outside the normal school day.
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Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen released “Education Evolving: Maine’s Plan for Putting Learners First” on Jan. 17. The strategic plan articulates a series of priorities, objectives and action steps for moving Maine to an education system designed around the needs of the student.
Update, Jan. 17, 3:06 p.m.: View photos from the release event at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjy81DhZ.
“Education Evolving” lays out plan to engage students, give them more say in how they learn
AUGUSTA – Students will play a more active role in organizing their own learning and have more choice – such as internships, inter-disciplinary classes, independent study, and vocational education – in how they learn and achieve standards, according to a strategic plan for education unveiled by Maine ‘s education commissioner on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, we will release the plan to the public. At that point, it becomes a working, fluid document.
Over the next few months, the Department of Education will invite students, educators, parents and others to review the plan and share what they think. We’ll invite feedback online and in person, and incorporate that input as we prepare a final version of the plan.
I look forward to starting a conversation with this plan about the best ways to serve our learners, and prepare them to succeed in college, careers and civic life.
Stay tuned.
The following is a press release from the Maine State Board of Education.
AUGUSTA – The newly appointed State Charter School Commission held its first meeting Tuesday and elected a chair and vice chair.
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Six schools can now plan for construction or renovation
AUGUSTA – Six schools in critical need of renovation or replacement got the go-ahead to build new facilities or renovate existing ones today from the State Board of Education, which approved a proposal from Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen.
Maine schools have until Feb. 1 to apply to host a Chinese guest teacher during the 2012-13 school year.
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The Maine Department of Education and the Taiwanese Ministry of Education have renewed a strategic partnership that will allow teachers and students in both places to participate in a variety of educational exchanges.
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The Sen. George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute has opened the application process for its 2012 college scholarships.
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High school juniors interested in marine science have the chance to participate in an eight-week internship in Virginia this summer that will allow them to lead education programs for younger students and participate in research projects with college professors.
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