The Maine Department of Education (Maine DOE) is seeking grant applications for $650,000 in available funding that will go towards professional development courses on climate education for Maine pre-K-12 teachers.
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Created by LD 1902, a bill passed in the 130th Maine Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills (D) in May 2022, the “Climate Education Professional Development Grant Pilot Program” is a three-year initiative aimed at enhancing climate science education in Maine schools through partnerships with nonprofit organizations.
Priority for the grants is given to “communities historically underserved by climate education,” which the Mills administration states may apply to students who receive special education services, “multilingual learners,” migrant students, tribal schools, students from “the black, indigenous, persons of color (BiPoC) community,” and rural schools.
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The first phase of the initiative funded seven climate education professional development programs throughout the state in the spring and summer of 2024, reaching a total of 128 teachers from 50 schools.
The second phase of the program, funded by $750,000 in grants, is currently underway during the 2024-2025 school year. Those programs are centered around the development of courses for Maine students on climate-related topics.
Under the third phase of the program, the Maine DOE will be allocating $650,000 across two different types of programs.
Schools and school administrative units may apply for between $5,000 and $30,000 in funding for professional development programs for their teachers under the first type of grant, while education providers and community organizations can apply for up to $100,000 to fund a climate education professional learning summit.
Applicants are required to demonstrate that their programs will increase student access to climate education, and must emphasize interdisciplinary “place-based learning,” or project-based work.
The Maine DOE began accepting applications for the third phase of the program on Jan. 14, and will be accepting applications until March 21, 2025.
Is there no end to this ridiculous BS?
Put sand on the beach with the money.
Pissing away more money on foolishness.
Child abuse, plain and simple.Young minds must challenge this as it stands as the biggest propaganda campaign ever. First step in taking down a country from within, indoctrination of the next generation. A little of the nineteen sixties rebellion is needed now, more than ever.
So is that like fifty cents for every man woman and child in the entire state ?
To pay for “ climate information indoctrination “:?
THIS STATE IS OUT OF CONTROL .
Holy Shit .
You have GOT to be kidding me .
THIS KIND OF LUNACY SPENDING HAS TO STOP .
W.T.F. is going on in Augusta ?
These democrats are TOTALLY Out of Control ……Out of Control .
This is insanity .
This on the heels of Janets’ disturbing state of the 11 billion dollar budget address. Very clever. Priority grants given to ” communities historically underserved by climate EDUCATION”?
In other words…..climate propaganda indoctrination disguised as education for the illegal alien children.
We don’t have the money for state cops in northern maine , but Mills wants $650,000 to indoctrinate our kids in the green new deal climate scam !
You can’t make this stuff up .
Priceless .
So we can’t teach them reading writing and arithmetic. ….
But we can turn them into neurotic little climate drones who’s heads will bow while they are forced to kneel at the alter of Auntie Janet’s progressive green wokism .
If this isn’t Chinese CCP style brain washing- I don’t know what is .
IF MAINE TOWNS ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS FOR WHAT THIS IS ….
Just so they can get their “ grant “ …..then they deserve an army of fifth graders turning their parents in for letting the car idle too long in the morning . and reporting the neighbor for leaving their porch light on too long .
Holy Shit People …….When are we going to wake up and STOP this crap ?
What a load of crap, leave it to the democrats to WASTE cash on this garbage.
Whay a waste of money.
These some areas of climate education that are necessary, not just ev’s, wind mills and solar panels. We can all agree that Maine’s Climate is changing and will reality adapt? To start the Growing Zones are changing for agriculture crops. Verities that we could never grow are now viable. The snowfall amounts the north are reducing every year changing the recreation market, Ice is a bigger concern rather than snow removal
wildlife habits and ranges are changing. These are change of what education should be about
Indoctrination!
By teaching them these lies these future voters will not only vote for more foolish spending -they will also need all kinds of mental help products from BigPharma and social services. Win-Win for the socialists.