AUBURN — Test scores for Auburn schools show not enough students are where they should be, or are not proficient at their grade level, according to a report given to the School Committee on Wednesday night. Districtwide test data show that in reading, 54 percent of Auburn students were proficient in the fall of 2012, […]
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Maine students adjust to healthier menus
As students at Portland’s Longfellow Elementary School ate lunch, Levi Franck described his school meal in a way you might not expect from a fifth-grader. “I like how every time I eat something there’s a vegetable to eat,” said the 10-year-old, finishing up the day’s meal of chicken, corn and beans with a choice of […]
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Edward Little students get iPads
AUBURN — Monday was iPad rollout day at Edward Little High School. For the first time, every student — 956 of them — was given an Apple iPad tablet computer to replace their laptops. About half of Maine’s high schools provide computers to students. This year, more Maine schools bought iPads than laptops. Statewide, schools […]
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LePage close to naming education commissioner after Bowen’s resignation
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage may take until the end of this week to appoint an education commissioner to replace Stephen Bowen, who resigned last month to take a job with a national school reform organization, according to LePage spokesman Peter Steele. Bowen concluded his 2.5-year tenure as Maine’s education commissioner last week. “The governor […]
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Maine replaces GED with new test
AUGUSTA — Maine will offer a new high school equivalency exam in the place of the GED starting next year. The Department of Education said on Monday that starting in 2014 Maine residents will be able to take the ETS high school equivalency test program, or HiSET. The department says it covers the same content […]
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Educators, state officials debate impact of LePage’s executive order on student privacy
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s pre-emptive strike on sharing data on Maine students with the federal government left his political opponents saying his executive order issued Sept. 4 amounts to nothing more than “words on paper” at best and at worst, could interfere with millions of dollars of federal funding that flows to Maine. LePage […]
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Charter school proposed for Lewiston
AUGUSTA — An immigrant from Azerbaijan is proposing a new charter school in Lewiston. The letter of intent to the Maine Charter School Commission is one of seven new proposals. Applications for schools that want to open in the fall of 2014 are due in December. The letter of intent for a proposed Lewiston-Auburn Academy […]
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New class teaches chemistry through agriculture
AUBURN — In the woods behind East Auburn Community School on Wednesday morning, Land Lab teacher Jim Chandler told high school chemistry students what a tree-thinning done this summer will achieve. “Pine trees are shade-intolerant,” Chandler said. “If you have a deep pine forest, you’ll never see baby pine trees coming up.” Pines need sun […]
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LePage signs executive order to keep federal educational standards out of Maine schools
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage signed an executive order Wednesday that prevents Maine schools from adopting federally mandated educational standards. The executive order is designed to ensure that Maine schools maintain local control in light of concerns about new educational benchmarks in reading, writing and math. “Higher standards play an important role in that, but […]
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Working on your GED? Get it done before Jan. 1
AUBURN — People who have started — but not finished — passing their high school diploma equivalency tests may want to get it done this fall. On Jan. 1, 2014, there’ll be new, harder General Education Development tests. And that could mean anyone who has started work on their GED certificate but not finished by […]