All posts tagged "Maine Department of Education"
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Maine DOE hiring for MOOSE online learning program
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) recently announced it is looking to hire...
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Maine DOE announces public comment period for new waiver requests
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is currently seeking comments related to a...
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Waivers, assessment changes make difficult comparisons of education outcomes in Maine during pandemic
For the last two school years, Maine has received a waiver from the...
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Decisions on masking schoolchildren belong to parents
The dominoes are falling. In just the last month, public leaders of numerous (though...
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Truancy on the rise in Maine schools amid the pandemic
Maine’s truancy rate tripled between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, increasing from...
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Maine CDC, DOE update COVID-19 protocols in schools following new federal guidance
On December 30, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
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Maine’s public school enrollment remains below pre-pandemic levels
The number of students enrolled in Maine public schools grew in the 2021-2022...
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Maine DHHS announces winners of COVID-19 youth vaccination video contest
On December 1, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in...
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Maine DHHS, DOE launch youth video contest to promote vaccines for children
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Department of Education...
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Number of Mainers homeschooling remains higher than before the pandemic
Recent enrollment numbers released by the Maine Department of Education (DOE) show that...
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Commissioner Makin briefs education committee on school reopenings, virus outbreaks
During a September 15 meeting of the legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural...
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What will school look like when Maine students return to the classroom this fall?
According to Maine Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Pender Makin, ensuring every student...
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Gov. Mills and allies are destroying affordable, accessible child care for Maine families
In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about child care in the news...
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Maine schools to be freed of pandemic mandates starting July 1
On June 9, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) updated its PreK-12 and...
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Governor Mills moves the goalposts on high school sports
After telling the public that the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) would have the...
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Maine DOE’s school reopening guidance presents major challenges for working families
On Friday, Governor Janet Mills released guidelines for schools as they consider whether...
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Education savings accounts provide families more schooling options amid COVID-19
During periods of crisis, some of the most innovative solutions to problems have...
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Does Maine spend too much on school administration?
There has been quite a bit of debate in recent years about whether...