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February 2

• School choice will make Maine more student-friendly, commissioner says, Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News

February 1

• Planned science-centered school in Portland seeks charter OK, Glenn Jordan, Press Herald

January 30

• Chater school rules public hearing testimony
• Bowen plan for schools changes focus, Editorial, Bangor Daily News

January 29

• School districts reeling from a cut in federal funding for special ed students, Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News

January 27

• Sumner Program in Step with Education Commissioner’s Focus, Jacqueline Weaver, Ellsworth American
• LePage Reiterates Threat to Close Schools if Medicaid Cuts not Approved, A.J. Higgins, MPBN
• Proposed Portland charter school signs laptop deal with Google, Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News

January 26

• Maine Education Chief Promotes School Choice Legislation, MPBN

January 25

• [Standards and proficiency]Bill would alter Maine graduation criteria, Susan McMillan, Press Herald
• [Standards and proficiency] Adjustments to Traip Academy redesigned presented, Deborah Mcdermott, Portsmouth Herald
• Moving to a learner-centered system, Commissioner Bowen, Maine DoE Newsroom
• School choice will make Maine more student-friendly, commissioner says, Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News

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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