Maine Department of Education
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Bill to overhaul how Maine educates its youngest special needs students moves ahead
The bill would transfer some of the responsibility for providing disability services to young kids onto individual school districts within 4 years – a timeline that some worry is too quick.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Local monkfish stew and marinara sauce set to be served in schools
A locally produced monkfish stew is one of two products to receive the certification from Maine Local Foods Fund, which incentivizes schools to purchase locally made products.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Federal judge rejects Bangor school’s request to scrap anti-discrimination law ahead of trial
Crosspoint Church accused Maine of discriminating against religious schools whose policies violate the state's Human Rights Act. The state says giving them taxpayer dollars would allow discrimination against students.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
Lawmakers hear input on bill to have local schools, not the state, provide disability services for young kids
The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee held a public hearing Tuesday to work through a proposal to make school districts responsible for providing these services to kids ages 3 to 6.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2024
Education committee now working with state officials on overhaul of Child Development Services
Lawmakers discuss a proposal from the Mills administration to transition the services from Department of Education to individual school districts.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Maine education chief unveils plan to reform failing Child Development Services
Commissioner Pender Makin lays out a 3-year plan to transition responsibility for providing disability services to 3- and 5-year-old children from the Department of Education to local school districts.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Federal government examining Maine’s Child Development Services
Education Commissioner Pender Makin told employees a federal agency is 'interested' after multiple reports showed CDS is failing disabled children.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2024
Lawmakers look to implement African American, Wabanaki studies requirements
A bill before legislators would put funding and support behind existing laws mandating that K-12 schools teach Maine Native American and African American history.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Maine is failing its youngest kids in need of disability services
Children are spending weeks, months, sometimes a year waiting for help from Child Development Services that the state agency says it cannot provide.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Opinion: A thriving education system needs no advertising budget
We don't have a teacher shortage. We have a recruitment and retention problem.
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