The schools are eligible for School Improvement Grants to improve student achievement.
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Education named 10 schools to the School Improvement Grant eligibility list, making them eligible to apply for three-year federal grants to fund locally developed plans aimed at improving student achievement.
Kim Lindlof of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce interviews Commissioner Stephen Bowen.
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER NO: 36
POLICY CODE: IHBA
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Maine is 42nd state to approve Common Core state standards, allowing schools and teachers to plan their curriculum.
AUGUSTA — Maine became the 42nd state to approve the Common Core state standards when Gov. Paul LePage signed L.D. 12 into law on Friday. The measure passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Adopting the standards means Maine teachers will have a clear set of standards to work with, and will be able to tailor their teaching to the new, rigorous expectations of what students should know and be able to do.
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Shifting Maine to the Common Core state standards is the right change to make for our children. And it’s a change that will last.
When you bring up academic standards with a group of Maine teachers, one of the most common requests you’ll get is a simple one: pick a set of standards and stick with them.
I traveled to the nation’s capital earlier this week, and I liked what I heard.
It’s not every day one can travel to Washington, D.C., on official business and hear encouraging news about education policy changes coming down the pike.
But my recent meeting in the nation’s capital with state education chiefs from across the country defied expectations.
Windham Middle School receives one of two Blue Apple Health Education awards with Distinction for 2011.
The percentage of Windham Middle School students who report smoking has decreased for six consecutive years. Ditto the rates of Windham students reporting they’ve used marijuana or alcohol.
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Three students visiting the State House to discuss the importance of their guidance counselors end up speaking before a legislative panel.
AUGUSTA – It began as an opportunity for Maine school counselors to tout the importance of their services in the State House Hall of Flags.
By the end of the day, it had become a firsthand civics lesson for three middle-school students from the Poland area.
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Bowen plans six more visits to cover Maine’s nine superintendent regions in first 100 days
AUGUSTA – Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen announced the dates for the remaining six stops of his statewide listening tour, which will take him to Maine’s nine superintendent regions in his first 100 days as education commissioner.
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POLICY CODE: ILB
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