LEWISTON — Just-elected secretary for next year’s Lewiston High School sophomore class, Ilham Mohamed, recently gave a speech that wowed. “It was fantastic,” said education technician Jeannine Cole. “She didn’t have notes, all from memory. People are still talking about it.” When Mohamed enrolled in the sixth grade at Longley Elementary School in 2010, she […]
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State gives virtual charter school more time to meet enrollment minimum
AUGUSTA — Maine’s first virtual school is getting more time to meet its enrollment requirement. The Maine Charter School Commission on Tuesday approved extending the enrollment deadline for Maine Connection Academy from June 1 to July 15. The school needs to enroll 243 students before it can open next fall. John Larouche, an attorney for […]
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Cutler vows to be Maine’s ‘education governor;’ LePage and Michaud also tout records
PORTLAND — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler on Tuesday rolled out his education platform in whistle-stops in Bangor and Portland. Cutler, of Cape Elizabeth, is running against incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Maine’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democrat from East Millinocket. Michaud is leaving Congress to run for governor. Cutler, […]
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C. Ward: Change in grading system at LHS
Lewiston residents need to be aware of the new grading system coming to Lewiston High School. A new proficiency-based grading system will be used for the incoming 9th grade at LHS in September. The system imposes significant changes. The current LHS grading system says students pass a class if they earn an average grade of […]
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Maine gives high schools more time to adopt graduation standards
AUGUSTA —The Maine Department of Education will allow school districts to slow the process of implementing a law that requires students to graduate from high school only after demonstrating they have met a set of state standards. In response to multiple requests from school superintendents, the DOE outlined a set of six options districts can […]
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Maine community college tuition to rise $2 per credit hour this fall
AUGUSTA — The Maine Community College System’s board of trustees voted to increase tuition by $2 per credit hour on Wednesday, effective in the fall of 2014. The tuition raise, which was recommended by system President John Fitzsimmons, increases tuition from $88 dollars per credit hour to $90 dollars a credit, amounting to an increase […]
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RSU 10 to work to improve student instruction, test results
DIXFIELD — RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King said he was disappointed in the state’s latest report cards for 10 schools in the district. Six received F’s, one received a D and three received C’s. He agreed that the schools must be accountable for the quality of education provided to students, but he also believes the […]
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Report cards: Rich schools score higher than poor schools
High schools that scored A’s in the statewide report card released Thursday include Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Greely High School in Cumberland, Scarborough, Wells-Ogunquit, Yarmouth and York. High schools that scored D’s include Lewiston, Auburn’s Edward Little, Old Orchard Beach, Telstar Regional High School in Bethel, Searsport District High School, Skowhegan High School and Dexter Regional […]
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Lewiston-Auburn educators disappointed in low grades for schools
AUGUSTA — For the second year in the row, the Maine Department of Education released letter grades for every public school in Maine. The state average is a C, the same as last year. The grades can be seen at 2014 school report cards. As the report cards went public Thursday on the Maine Department of Education’s website […]
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Lewiston’s Montello, Longley schools get F’s on state report card
LEWISTON — Getting an F from the Maine Department of Education “stings,” Montello Elementary School Principal Jim Cliffe said Wednesday. “It stings because our staff knows the kind of work we’re doing here,” he said, calling their work far from an F. On Thursday, letter grades for every public school in Maine will be released […]