The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has launched a new online resource, “Maine Schools in Focus,” for educators and policymakers statewide.
Read more
Over much of the 20th century, one goal dominated public education in Maine: to enroll more children in school and sustain them to high school graduation.
Read more
Special education is one of the fastest-growing cost centers in Maine school districts.
Read more
We’ve heard proposals to “cut administration” for decades. Governors, legislators, and business people have argued that administrative costs are disproportionately high and that we must “create efficiencies.” At the same time, schools have been charged with implementing “transformational” changes in teaching and assessment, curriculum, personnel evaluation systems, and more — all requiring capable leaders in our schools and in our districts. How have these two trends played out in the daily work of our schools?
Read more