| April 30, 2008 | Savings Tool for Maine Schools Expands
Online purchasing tool purchased by national company, moves from pilot phase to wide use
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| April 30, 2008 | USDE Gives Maine Final OK for SAT
Groundbreaking use of SAT as high school assessment approved
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| April 16, 2008 | Governor Presents Service Learning Awards
Students from 14 schools statewide participate in State House ceremony
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| April 4, 2008 | Maine Writing Scores Show Improvement
National eighth-grade assessment reflects higher performance in writing
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| March 17, 2008 | Governor, Education Commissioner honor teachers
Teacher of the Year Nominees honored at State House ceremony
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| February 20, 2008 | Maine Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
Students headed to Washington and to receive $5000 scholarship
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| February 19, 2008 | Maine Schools Not Serving Recalled Beef
Beef on hold in Maine schools since Jan. 31
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| February 13, 2008 | Deadline Extended for Teacher of the Year Nominations
Nominations accepted through Feb. 22
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| February 5, 2008 | Commissioner, School Districts Celebrate Reorganization Milestones
Falmouth/SAD 51 reorganization plan first to receive approval; Bath, surrounding towns first to form a new unit
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| January 30, 2008 | Major Changes to Federal Medicaid Rules Hit State, Local and School Budgets and Providers
Some Federal cuts to be implemented 12 months earlier than anticipated
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| January 28, 2008 | Educators, Public Invited to Regional Forums on Preparing Students for 21st Century Learning
Goal is to gather input on the implementation of Maine's Learning Results, proposed changes to school approval, and proposed high school diploma requirements
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| January 17, 2008 | Education Committee Sends LD1932 to Senate
Revised bill removes financial barriers, allows some waivers
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| December 20, 2007 | Commissioner Responds to Reorganization Plans
Eighty-five percent of the state’s school units are in proposed configurations that comply
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| December 13, 2007 | Education Committee Votes to Remove Financial Barriers
LD 1932 now moves to the full House and Senate
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| December 7, 2007 | Gendron: School Systems Will Meet Target (UPDATED 6 p.m., 12/7/07)
She cites “excellent, painstaking, challenging” work by communities in creating new regional school units
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| December 5, 2007 | 16 Maine Teachers Achieve Highest Certification
Only 40 percent of candidates succeed in the rigorous review
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| December 3, 2007 | Maine School of Science and Mathematics Ranked in Top 100 High Schools Nationwide
Twelve other Maine high schools in U.S. News and World Report’s first annual ranking
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| November 28, 2007 | Bill Would Remove Financial Barriers to Consolidation
Allows local cost-sharing agreements and removes disincentives
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| November 27, 2007 | DOE Releases Adequate Yearly Progress List
Release also includes test scores on the Maine High School Assessment
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| November 13, 2007 | AIDS Quilt to Show in Portland, Orono
Memorial quilt aims to remember, heal
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| October 24, 2007 | Gendron, Baldacci Hail Results of Laptop Study
Use of laptops in curriculum results in greater writing achievement
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| October 19, 2007 | College applications to become high school graduation requirement
Gendron announces move to increase equality of access to higher education
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| October 2, 2007 | Grants Awarded to Projects that Help Adults Go to College
22 projects statewide
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| September 20, 2007 | Maine Schools Roll Out Farm Products in School Lunches
Governor proclaims Maine Harvest Day for School Lunch
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| September 11, 2007 | Sanford Teacher Named 2008 Maine Teacher of the Year
Martin McKeon is chosen from among 19 nominees and eight finalists
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| August 31, 2007 | Sen. Mitchell, Gendron to Discuss Next Steps in Reorganization
Focus is Kennebec Valley area school systems
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| August 30, 2007 | Gendron Releases Reorganization Update
156 notices filed as of Thursday morning, the day before the deadline
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| August 23, 2007 | Redesigned MEA Scores Show Improvement
Scores in Grades 3 through 8 rise in math, reading and science
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| July 31, 2007 | State Education Board to Host Conference for Youth
Aims to increase youth participation in the State Board and in education policy throughout Maine
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| July 30, 2007 | Maine Joins Leading National Partnership on 21st Century Skills Education
The Partnership includes five other states and some of the nation’s largest technology companies
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| July 3, 2007 | Education Commissioner Honors Superintendent
Rick Lyons of SAD 22 receives “Commissioner’s Award”
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| June 22, 2007 | DOE Recognizes Contributions to At-risk Youth
Truancy, dropout and alternative education programs highlighted
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| June 19, 2007 | Barbara Bush Awards $234,995 for Maine Family Literacy Initiative
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| June 18, 2007 | State DOE Awards Grants to Math and Science Partnerships
The federal funds go to professional development
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| June 14, 2007 | Reorganization Meetings Scheduled Locally
DOE Announces 26 Regional Informational Meetings
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