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Maine schools
Posted inTimes Record
Williams-Cone Elementary competes in WinterKids Winter Games for first time
Sixteen elementary schools across Maine will compete for $30,000 in cash prizes as they face off in outdoor activities.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine home-school growth strong and persisting
Most of the students who began home-schooling during the pandemic are still home-schooling. There are several good reasons for that.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How Maine can bridge workforce skills gap
While the state has already made some sensible investments in our students, we can do more.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: What if we were to teach dialogue in our schools?
Building the capacity for dialogue requires mutual respect, care, a deep sense of curiosity and the courage to speak up and to learn from others. We need more of all of these qualities.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘Nation’s report card’ reveals more about state of education than about the pandemic
Other retired Maine educators and I believe we have a bigger problem: curricula that emphasize plowing forward with lessons even when the basic skills aren’t in place.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Cape Elizabeth school bond is fiscally responsible and long overdue
A ‘yes’ vote for the schools creates sustainability for our future.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Wabanaki past and present an integral part of the Maine story
A new report shows that a 20-year-old Maine law mandating Indigenous studies is not being followed.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Students think globally with help from Camden Conference
Through the nonprofit, I’ve discovered how to relate what I’ve learned in the Arctic to life in Maine in ways that are meaningful to the young people I teach.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: An attack on a Maine school librarian is an attack on democracy
The professional school library community will continue to uphold the principle of intellectual freedom. But we need your help.