Reducing absenteeism can be a hidden key to improving student achievement and success.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UNE receives $1.3 million to develop better ways to farm seaweed
The university says the research will include develop 3D modeling to simulate weather and wave stresses on farms in the open ocean.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Throw the book at folks who would pull ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from classroom
Maybe then they’ll read Harper Lee’s classic, even if it makes them uncomfortable.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
As social trends ebbed and flowed, Farmingdale teacher steadfast over 51-year career
Phyllis McDonough, 72, says the interactions with students in the Hall-Dale school district are what inspires her.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
DeVos puts school choice at the top of new set of education priorities
The goals guiding states, schools and universities competing for federal money are a way education secretaries can move policy in a direction they desire.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: There are many ways for adults to stand up against bullying
All schools should have a zero tolerance and a zero indifference policy against any child being bullied.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Colleges, and their students, must adapt to a rapidly changing world
But most institutions of higher learning are teaching the same old way and charging more for it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Consolidation program could isolate Maine’s special education students
Regional centers might save money, but they could also erase the gains that inclusion has delivered.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Anti-immigrant school bullying hurts all of us in Maine
Whether it’s brazen or subtle, discrimination keeps minority students from learning and puts districts at legal risk.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Give our teachers the freedom to go where they’re needed
If states agree on shared standards and recognize credentials earned elsewhere, a shortage could be eased.