Dec. 1, 2011
If you've been waiting for information about Maine’s plans for seeking flexibility from the federal No Child Left Behind law, you’ll have a lot of it in no time.
This week, we've launched
an expanded and growing web page where we'll continue to post details about our efforts to secure NCLB flexibility. Soon, that page will also have details about how you can have your say in the process.
Today, we're holding an online update for our superintendents. And in the coming weeks, we'll hit the road to gather more feedback from the public to help us put together our application for flexibility from No Child Left Behind.
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— Stephen Bowen
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Kristie Littlefield began work this fall as Maine DOE’s social studies content specialist and liaison to the Western Maine superintendents’ region. She wants to hear from the state's social studies teachers about their professional development needs.
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The Auburn school department this fall purchased enough iPads for all its kindergarten students and teachers. Now, educators across Maine and the United States want to know how it's going.
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Nine students from Maine high schools competed in Augusta recently for the honor to travel to Washington, D.C., in March 2012 to represent their home state in the United States Senate Youth Program. |
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Interested in knowing how widespread early post-secondary education opportunities are for Maine students? The Maine DOE website now has the answer. |
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