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Caron quoted in Sun Journal article on Maine rankings

Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, spoke with the Sun Journal for an article about Maine’s No. 2 rating on “Online dating safety,” on a list compiled by home security company SafeWise and HighSpeedInternet.com.

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UMaine professors write BDN op-ed, create interactive map examining impact of the governor’s proposed biennial budget on local schools

Two University of Maine professors have created an interactive map that looks at how each school district in the state would fare under the governor’s proposed biennial budget. The map, created by Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ian Mette and Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Patrick Womac, accompanies an op-ed the pair wrote […]

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Maine Schools in Focus: Improving Educator Effectiveness—Useful Feedback Key to Maine’s PEPG Initiative

In 2012, Maine joined the majority of states in the effort to upgrade professional quality through better performance evaluation of teachers and principals. The Legislature, in passing LD 1858, required all districts to develop Professional Evaluation and Professional Growth (PEPG) systems, part of the federal government’s Race to the Top. All districts were to create their own systems and pilot them in 2015-16. This year, some districts are implementing these systems while others are taking a second year of pilot-testing.

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