Early childhood education won’t be high-quality, affordable and well compensated until and unless it is part of the common good, just like public school.
Maine Department of Education
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: Aug. 25
Cumberland student chosen for exclusive study abroad program Nola Gallo, a Greely High School senior from Cumberland, has been awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Pandemic conditions permitting, Gallo will leave in late August to spend the year in Germany living with a host family, attending a German high school […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: End discrimination in Maine against religious school families
By barring the use of public funding for religious high schools, the state is violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, says the firm representing three Maine families.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
State urges Maine families to apply for free school meals
The data collected on the forms is used to determine state and federal funding, so it’s important they are completed even though meals will continue to be free for all students, the Department of Education says.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ambivalence persists about roles, rights of Mainers with disabilities
Two recent stories show we’re undermining our pledges of inclusion by perpetuating a history rife with prejudice and bias.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine will lift physical distancing requirements for schools this fall
The Department of Education announced that remaining physical distancing requirements will be relaxed next school year and all schools should be able to offer full-time, in-person learning.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine legislators out of touch with what teachers and students need
Despite a year of learning from the pandemic, Augusta has stifled education innovation in order to steamroll party orthodoxy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We must act to reduce use of restraint, eliminate seclusion in Maine schools
L.D. 1373 will move districts to adopt approaches focused on prevention that meet students’ needs and reduce challenging behaviors.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Bill would give Maine teachers lifetime certification after 20 years on the job
The state teachers’ union supports the measure, but a group representing school boards opposes the legislation, saying it could erode teacher quality in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
State to ask schools to give standardized tests ‘when it is feasible and safe’
The state hopes to provide additional flexibility in testing requirements following the release of new federal guidance this week.