Maine Department of Education
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Opinion: A thriving education system needs no advertising budget
We don't have a teacher shortage. We have a recruitment and retention problem.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine lawmakers question education chief over failing early childhood program
Legislators called the Child Development Services agency 'broken.' Education Commissioner Pender Makin said little to ease their concerns.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2023
Maine students are missing more school days than before the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism rates are more than 10 percentage points higher than the 2018-19 school year. Experts say resources to get students to class aren't back on track.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
State workers vote no confidence in director of child development services
The union representing agency workers called on the Maine Department of Education to replace Director Roberta Lucas, citing a 'toxic work environment' and her 'apparent support' for dissolving the agency.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
Refugees to be provided transitional housing at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield
About 35 refugees from Somalia, Syria and other countries are to be relocated from southern Maine to the Good Will-Hinckley campus.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
State’s new education podcast features 2 Portland teachers
The Maine Department of Education plans to highlight state educators and education in the monthly show.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Some criticize uneven distribution of pandemic debit cards for groceries
More than 20,000 Maine students were left out of the pandemic relief program that provided up to $120 per child to spend on food.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Performing arts program at Waterville high school wins national award
A surprise ceremony was held Thursday at Waterville Senior High School to award students and staff the Performing Arts School of Excellence award given by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Hot Lunch Summer returns to the Midcoast, providing free and nutritious meals for kids
A summer lunch program hosted by Maine Hunger Prevention Program and Maine Department of Education lessens the burden for families who participate in free school lunch programs during the year.
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