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Maine Department of Education

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Name: Maine Department of Education

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 1 reports

Federal education waiver threatened by teacher evaluations dispute

Waiver of federal No Child Left Behind Act's requirements would go up in flames if governor vetoes teacher evaluations bill, education commissioner warnsStaff WriterAUGUSTA — A split among policymakers over the terms of educator evaluations could sink ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 25 2013]

Entities: Waiver, Stephen Bowen, Education

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of Agriculture

Mount Desert Island elementary school wins national honor for healthy food program

Students at Mount Desert Elementary School hold up a banner Friday in the school gymnasium during an assembly. The school, which has implemented a comprehensive healthful food program was honored Friday as the only one in Maine to receive a Gold of Distinction ... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 25 2013]

Entities: Stephen Bowen, US Department of Agriculture, Maine Department of Education, Vegetables

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Maine gov. signs suicide prevention education bill

PrintEmail Comments (0)AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul R. LePage has signed a bill into law that will make sure staff at Maine schools are trained in suicide education and awareness.In a ceremonial signing ceremony on Tuesday, LePage also pledged $44,000 from ... [Published Boston Herald - May 22 2013]

Entities: Suicide Prevention, Education, Suicide

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

RSU 3 adult education program wins national recognition

The RSU 3 Adult and Community Education Program has been awarded the 2013 United States Conference in Adult Literacy Award for Program Innovation and Collaboration. This award will be presented to the program in October 2013 at the national conferenc ... [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 21 2013]

Entities: Education, Maine Department of Health, Maine Department of Education, Maine Department of Labor

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

K12 Inc

MaineToday reporter a finalist for Loeb award

PORTLAND -- Colin Woodard, a reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, has been named a finalist for a Gerald Loeb Award for his report on the profit motive behind virtual schools that were seeking to open in Maine.The winners will ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 17 2013]

Entities: George Polk, Maine Department of Education, K12 Inc

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Maine Voices: Attack on new school grading system fails to take facts into account

First, the newspaper would like readers to believe that the central governing principle of the administration's "divisive" education initiatives has been to "create alternatives to traditional public schools" It's true that the administration pursued ... [Published Portland Press Herald - May 13 2013]

Entities: Education, Maine Department of Education, Stephen Bowen

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Local educators say stateâs grades misleading

While no local schools are listed as failing under the new grading system introduced last week by Gov. Paul LePage and the Maine Department of Education, local school leaders say there is more going on in the schools than was measured by the state.They ... [Published Keep Me Current - May 08 2013]

Entities: Stephen Bowen, Education, misleading, Maine Department of Education

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Re: Residents focus on benefits, costs of withdrawal during public hearing

Belfast — Residents attending a public hearing to discuss the terms of the withdrawal agreement between Regional School Unit (RSU) 20 and the six towns seeking to leave were more concerned with costs and educational benefits than the plan, according to ... [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 07 2013]

Entities: Steve Hutchings, Tony Bagley, Belfast (United Kingdom)

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Maine School Grading System Under Fire as 75% Get C or

The Maine Department of Education has unveiled a new ranking system that graded three in four of the state’s schools at C or lower. The Bangor Daily News reports that the LePage administration has billed the new system as a simple and accessible way to ... [Published EducationNews.org - May 03 2013]

Entities: Maine Department of Education, Education, Connie Brown, Rob Walker

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

KHS gets "A" grade under LePage system

Other local schools fare well under controversial new rankingsToday's most viewed articlesFamily, Little Harbour School mourn death of 9-year-old Lydia Valdez - 5/1/2013Prostitute fined for soliciting undercover officer - 5/1/2013FBI: 3 removed backpack ... [Published York County Coast Star - May 02 2013]

Entities: Kennebunk High School, Consolidated School, Education

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 4 reports

LePage Bowen Unveil New Grading System For Public Schools

by Rob Poindexter - May 1st 2013 06:56pm - Read more Local NewsAugusta - During his state of the state address, Governor LePage said he wanted the Maine Department of Education to create a grading system for the state's public schools. Wednesday, that ... [Published WABI TV - May 02 2013]

Entities: Education, Justin Alfond, Rob Walker

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 3 reports

Maine picks laptops - but not Apples

The Maine Department of Education has chosen Hewlett-Packard as its preferred contractor to purchase tens of thousands of laptops for middle school students, even though the company was not the cheapest option or the top choice in terms of quality by ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP ProBook, Apple Inc, iPad

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"Not passing the guidelines now doesn't mean that the state won't get a waiver at some point, but I think it will make it more difficult to get it, and to get it quickly" Hyslop said

Federal education waiver threatened by teacher evaluations dispute [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 25 2013]

"You can take existing data and, depending on how you manipulate it, use it and present it, you can make it say whatever you want it to say" he said

Waterville, Winslow schools' rankings by national magazine better than state's grades [Published Kennebec Journal - May 23 2013]

...All classes and services in this center are offered at no cost to learners who attend. The vision statement for the virtual center is: "In a virtual learning environment, the RSU 3 Adult & Community Education Program staff will effectively guide students of all ages through basic literacy preparation to learn academic, post-secondary, technical and employability skills needed as future employees following two different career pathways; service and information." For a demo of the virtual center, go to: http://youtu.be/iEBETQKmiBI

RSU 3 adult education program wins national recognition [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 21 2013]

iNACOL President Susan Patrick said, "More and more states are advancing a transformed education system based not on time, but on mastery, to ensure students are prepared for today's demands of high levels of knowledge, skills and competencies to be successful in a global society. Competency-based education ensures students will become proficient each step of the way along their educational journey. Iowa and Maine represent true leaders in this move toward competency-based education programs and are driving a profound change in the way we prepare our children for the goals of college, career and citizenship."

CompetencyWorks and iNACOL Webinar Explores How State Education Leaders Are Advancing Competency ... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 15 2013]

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Federal education waiver threatened by teacher ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 25 2013]
Mount Desert Island elementary school wins nati... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 25 2013]
Waterville, Winslow schools' rankings by nation... [Published Kennebec Journal - May 23 2013]
Help Maine charter schools succeed before addin... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 22 2013]
Maine gov. signs suicide prevention education bill [Published Boston Herald - May 22 2013]
RSU 3 adult education program wins national rec... [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 21 2013]
Cherryfield voters overwhelmingly approve withd... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 17 2013]
MaineToday reporter a finalist for Loeb award [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 17 2013]
BRIEF: Reporter Colin Woodard named finalist fo... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Reporter Colin Woodard named finalist for Loeb ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 16 2013]
CompetencyWorks and iNACOL Webinar Explores How... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 15 2013]
Maine Voices: Attack on new school grading syst... [Published Portland Press Herald - May 13 2013]
Every Maine Student Deserves a Great Education [Published District Administration - May 12 2013]
Phillips Elementary credits staff, community an... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 12 2013]
LePage’s education credibility problem [Published Bangor Daily News - May 10 2013]
Letters, May 9 [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 09 2013]
Maine MLTI school program awards PC contract to... [Published Electronista - May 09 2013]
Three new assessments leave school districts pl... [Published Seacoast Online - May 09 2013]
Local educators say stateâs grades misleading [Published Keep Me Current - May 08 2013]
York High, CRES get 'A' grades [Published Portsmouth Herald - May 08 2013]
Gov. makes push to put HP products in schools [Published Portsmouth Herald - May 08 2013]
Education department, Democrats heading towards... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 08 2013]
Re: Residents focus on benefits, costs of withd... [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 07 2013]
Residents focus on benefits, costs of withdrawa... [Published Waldo County Village Soup - May 07 2013]
MLTI Webinars to Showcase Benefits of HP PC Sol... [Published Equities.com - May 07 2013]
Off Campus: School psychologists offer critical... [Published Portland Press Herald - May 06 2013]
Local schools receive Cs, Ds on state report card [Published Knox Village Soup - May 03 2013]
Maine School Grading System Under Fire as 75% G... [Published EducationNews.org - May 03 2013]
Washington County administrators, parents dispu... [Published Bangor Daily News - May 03 2013]
How Did County Schools Grade According to State... [Published WAGM TV - May 03 2013]

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#GOPSequester takes effect [Published Democrats News Blog - Mar 02 2013] The effects of the GOP-forced sequester cuts that took effect at midnight last night stand to hurt middle class families, seniors, children, and our men and women in uniform across the country. Republicans in Congress decided it was better to slash ...
#GOPSequester in the states [Published Democratic National Committee: Blog - Mar 02 2013] The effects of the GOP-forced sequester cuts that took effect at midnight last night stand to hurt middle class families, seniors, children, and our men and women in uniform across the country. Republicans in Congress decided it was better to slash ...