UMaine mentioned in BDN report on Down East schools looking to improve
The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “These Down East schools want to fix rural education.”
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Biddle speaks about state’s teacher shortage on Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the state’s teacher shortage, particularly in areas such as special education and world languages.
Read moreDonaldson quoted in BDN article on ways to make more successful teachers
Gordon Donaldson, professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Making more good teachers is hard, but here are ideas for how to try.”
Read moreBiddle quoted in Charleston Gazette-Mail article on improving rural education
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Charleston Gazette-Mail article, “Can putting the least-experienced teachers in the highest-risk schools ever result in success?”
Read moreBiddle writes BDN piece on how to support students in poverty
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, wrote a Maine Focus piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “4 ways we can all support students in poverty.”
Read moreBiddle speaks with BDN about rural education
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about rural Aroostook County shattering expectations at sending high schoolers on to higher education.
Read moreSchool principal survey cited in BDN report on state’s education system
A survey of Maine school principals conducted by the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development was cited in the Bangor Daily News report, “How Maine hurt education by trying to reform it.”
Read moreMaine Public interviews Donaldson for report on district consolidation
Gordon Donaldson, professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for the report, “10 years later, Maine schools still wrestle with district consolidation.”
Read moreBiddle speaks with Maine Public about struggles rural schools face
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Maine Public for the report, “As tax bases erode, rural schools struggle to meet students’ basic needs.”
Read moreBiddle speaks with The 74 about rural education gap
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with The 74 for the article, “Solving the rural education gap: Experts weigh in on new report’s findings tying gap to prosperity.”
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