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2012

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January 23

• Legislature's Education Committee's schedule for 1/23-1/27

January 21

• NCLB waivers: The devil is in the details, Jack Hassard, Answer Sheet
• Schools get tossed into budget-cut warnings, Ann S. Kim, Press Herald
• Teacher evaluation plan draws concern, Susan McMillan, Kennebec Journal

January 20

• Maine Education Chief Calls for Statewide Teacher Evaluation Standards, Jay Field, MPBN
• Can LePage close Maine’s schools? No, but he can cut their state funds, Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News
• [View from the Territories: Basin and Range] School choice supporters celebrate education options in Arizona, Michelle Reese, Tribune

January 19

• State looks at new high school diploma, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
• Is Gov. LePage preparing to propose school choice?, Eric Russell, Capitol Incite
• Is Gov. LePage preparing to propose school choice?, Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News
• Income And Educational Outcomes, Matthew DiCarlo, Shanker Blog

January 18

• Strategic plan and 'proficiency-based' education: 1/18/2012 work session notes
• Recognizing education’s evolution. Commissioner Bowen, DoE Newsroom
• Education Evolving: Maine's Plan for Putting Learners First, DoE web page
• Local superintendents praise new state education plan, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
• [Words of one syllable department] Alison Consoletti: Maine Is Not the Number One Charter Law, Center for Education press release

January 17

• Education Evolving: Maine's Plan for Putting Learners First, DoE Strategic Plan
  • Discussion: Maine’s strategic plan for education, DoE Newsroom forum
• Maine Education Chief Unveils Sweeping Reform Plan, Jay Field, MPBN
• Maine plan for education improvements unveiled, Glenn Adams, AP
• Education commissioner rolls out new plan that he says puts learners first, Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News

January 16

• Legislature's Education Committee's schedule for 1/16-1/20

January 11

• Panel backs Maine bill to avoid expulsions from school, John Richardson, Press Herald

January 10

• Ravitch: No Child Left Behind and the damage done, Valerie Strauss, Answer Sheet

January 9

• Legislature's Education Committee schedule for 1/09-1/13

January 8

• Online public schools fall to bottom of class, John Hechinger, Bloomberg News

January 6

• Report: Does money matter in education?, Valerie Strauss, Answer Sheet

January 4

• Legislature's Education Committee schedule for 1/04-1/20

January 1, 2012

• [Maine and Finland] Indigenous Innovation: How Small Places can Change the World, Alan Lishness, TEDx Talks

2012

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