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Maine Department of Education

Published
March 9, 2022

‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks

For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland's schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
Published
February 28, 2022

Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
Published
January 28, 2022

Committee recommends denying Portland request for consolidated high school

The full Maine State Board of Education will hear the district's request to have the project considered for state funding next month and weigh whether to follow the construction committee's recommendation.
Published
December 7, 2021

Maine Voices: Here’s how we build Maine schools that work for everyone

Rethinking Responsive Education Ventures is designed to support innovative opportunities to influence future generations of learners through creative approaches to education.
Published
August 27, 2021

Maine education chief: Let’s work together so our kids can learn in person, full time

We have the power to limit COVID’s impact on Maine students through vaccination, indoor masks at school and engagement in testing programs, Commissioner Pender Makin says.

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Published
August 26, 2021

Maine Voices: Still cynical about changes in child care workforce – please prove me wrong

Early childhood education won’t be high-quality, affordable and well compensated until and unless it is part of the common good, just like public school.
Published
August 25, 2021

School Notebook: Aug. 25
Published
July 27, 2021

Commentary: End discrimination in Maine against religious school families

By barring the use of public funding for religious high schools, the state is violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, says the firm representing three Maine families.
Published
July 14, 2021

State urges Maine families to apply for free school meals

The data collected on the forms is used to determine state and federal funding, so it's important they are completed even though meals will continue to be free for all students, the Department of Education says.
Published
June 22, 2021

Maine Voices: Ambivalence persists about roles, rights of Mainers with disabilities

Two recent stories show we’re undermining our pledges of inclusion by perpetuating a history rife with prejudice and bias.