Standardized test results for Maine students dipped slightly in the 2017-18 school year, with half of Maine students testing at or above grade level for English, and 37 percent testing at or above grade level for math. In 2016-17, 53 percent of students were at or above grade level in English, and 39 percent were […]
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James H. Brann
LEWISTON — James H. Brann passed away January 7, 2018, with his children by his side. He was born November 11, 1932, in Lewiston to Elwood and Maggie Brann Sr. He met his wife of 61 years, Connie Marsh Brann, through the Lewiston (for him) and Auburn (for her) Methodist youth fellowship, and they were married […]
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Terrence Lael Magee
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Terrence Lael “T.L.” Magee passed on Friday, Dec. 8, at Lahey Hospital. Born July 12, 1957, in Hempsted, N.Y., he lived very happily in Maine since 1988. Although he worked at various jobs, his greatest love was teaching for 14 years. He worked at Lewiston High School as a Special Ed. teacher and […]
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Standardized testing results show Maine students struggle in math
PORTLAND (AP) — Standardized testing results for Maine are in and while students scored high in English and science, fewer than half scored proficiently in math. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2hqIGqs ) the results include students in third through eighth grades and juniors in high school who took the SAT. Test results show 53 […]
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Lewiston High competes in math meet
Lewiston High School achieved second place in the Spruce Mountain Invitation Math Meet recently. Students receiving awards were Yixuan Xie, tied for third place, seniors; Brooke Smiley, first place, juniors; Jordan Smiley, second place, juniors; and Robert Shepard, second place, sophomores. Participants were, from left, Coach Karen Choate, Jordan Smiley, Courtney Caouette, Robert Shepard, Yixuan Xie […]
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One-of-a-kind UMF Maine Math Coaching Project Receives $174K Maine Department of Education grant
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced that its one-of-a-kind Maine Mathematics Coaching Project has received a $174,848 grant from the Maine Department of Education’s Math and Science Partnership Project. First launched in 2015, the project is the only mathematics coaching preparation in Maine and one of only a handful nationally that […]
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Dixfield stock car racer shows students why math is important
PERU — A Dixfield stock car driver taught Dirigo Elementary School students Wednesday how math plays a role in his success. Scott Robbins brought his car and his racing gear, giving students an opportunity to look inside the car and see how some of his equipment worked. While some students bombarded Robbins with questions about […]
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Students spend summer hours learning about math
AUBURN — Tuesday was a beautiful summer day, the temperature already 80 degrees at 10:30 a.m. Instead of lounging by a pool, Quinn Myrick, 15, worked on geometry at Edward Little High School. He had lots of company. The air-conditioned library was packed with 50-plus students at tables, books open, pencils in hand as they […]
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Maine student scores drop on reading and math exams
AUGUSTA — Maine students in grades three through eight scored lower on the state’s reading and math exams in 2013 than they did the year before. The tests were taken by nearly all students last October and are used to satisfy state and federal school accountability requirements. The scores also are used to determine each […]