AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills will soon name her pick for Maine’s next education leader, and her administration will look at the state’s system that assesses students and schools to determine whether it’s reasonable, Mills spokesman Scott Ogdon said Friday. Recent results of Maine Education Assessments tests show that only 37 percent of students in the state […]
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Teachers concerned about moving RSU 10 elementary students
MEXICO — A large group of educators told Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday night they’re concerned about a proposal to have all district pre-kindergarten, first and second grade students at Meroby school in Mexico and all third, fourth and fifth grade students at Rumford Elementary School. “In our experience working with children, consistency and […]
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Lewiston High's Dan Gish named gym teacher of the year
LEWISTON — In gym class Wednesday, students teamed up to do strength training. One student exercised, the other student watched to assess. “Who’s the coach?” physical education teacher Dan Gish asked of Brie Dube, 15, and Nigel Katende, 14. Katende raised his hand. Doing a goblet squat, Dube held a weight near her heart, bent her knees and squatted. […]
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LRTC expanding to Auburn
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Regional Technical Center will expand programming to a new Edward Little High School in Auburn, if voters approve the construction project next June. Now, Auburn students go to the center, which is connected to Lewiston High School. LRTC Executive Director Rob Callahan said the center has run out of space and […]
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Test scores posted on DOE website, then taken down
New statewide standardized testing results were posted online early Monday, but state education officials took the information down after several hours, saying they needed more time to validate the results. Students take standardized tests known as Maine Educational Assessments, or MEAs, every year. The results are for mathematics and English tests given to all students […]
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Lewiston parents 'opt-out' movement strong
LEWISTON — The trend that has parents deciding the Maine Education Assessment is not worth students’ time is continuing. Lewiston has the highest number of “opt outs” in the state, Superintendent Bill Webster said Monday. The percentage of students taking the MEA last spring was 80.44 percent. For results to be valid, the Maine Department […]
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Bates College receives $1.2 million grant to update curriculum
LEWISTON — Bates College has received a $1.2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to make the college’s curriculum more inclusive by paying greater attention to issues related to power and privilege. The five-year grant is meant to help create a curriculum for the 21st century that will help students from traditionally marginalized […]
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Advocates stump for Maine bond to reduce shortage of nurses
Citing looming retirements and increasing demand, advocates for Maine nurses are lobbying for a bond referendum that would infuse $12 million into training programs in the state. Question 4, a $49 million higher education bond on the November ballot, would earmark $12 million for nursing education programs and facilities to help address a deficit of […]
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Auburn mayor meets with Trump representatives
AUBURN — A day after meeting with Trump administration officials alongside other Maine politicians, Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque said he wants the city to focus more attention on education policies that can help address a forecasted labor shortage. The White House event Tuesday was billed as a conference with Maine state and local leaders, featuring […]
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USM professor who offered students credit to protest Sen. Collins barred from teaching
A retired University of Southern Maine professor has been barred from teaching in the UMaine system after she offered students a “pop-up” course for credit to take a bus to Washington, D.C., with demonstrators urging Sen. Susan Collins to oppose confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. “We are embarrassed by and apologize for the […]