Maine Department of Education
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Hot Lunch Summer returns to the Midcoast, providing free and nutritious meals for kids
A summer lunch program hosted by Maine Hunger Prevention Program and Maine Department of Education lessens the burden for families who participate in free school lunch programs during the year.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Maine legislators consider bills to change state K-12 funding formula
The Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs heard testimony on 8 bills proposing changes to or examination of the state's K-12 funding formula.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Maine schools to receive $42 million in additional state funding after miscalculation discovered
Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state's largest, will receive $3.6 million more than it initially expected.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Maine may lose federal funds over student testing shift
The U.S. Department of Education says the state has not conducted the legally required student assessments to receive funding for low-income students, but state officials are challenging the decision.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state
The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Bill would extend eligibility for special education services
Some school districts, however, balk at cost and opponents question whether the public school system is the right place to best serve this population up to age 22.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Auburn school officials fear delays for opening new high school
Cost overruns are estimated at at least $7.5 million.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2022
Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Our View: Chronic absenteeism can’t be tackled by Maine schools alone
Specific and effective engagement with students and parents calls for a whole lot of outside help.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
Teacher defends LGBT kindergarten lesson featured in anti-Mills ad
The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the state Department of Education responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state's website.
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