The state of Maine sets the PreK-to-5 student-to-principal ratio at 305 students to one principal. In doing so, it ignores the numbers of staff our principals actually need to lead and supervise. When all the responsibilities of principalship are considered, local districts often surpass state recommendations. What is an appropriate “leadership load” for our principals?
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will hold two events to recognize its longstanding partnership with the Galen Cole Family Foundation through the Reading Recovery program in schools throughout Maine.
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Parents make a difference when they talk with their kids regularly about school, engage with them over homework, and make their homes “literacy rich.” But as Maine schools seek to increase parents’ engagement in learning activities, more parents are working than ever before.
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Editor: Gordon Donaldson Maine’s one-room schoolhouse heritage disappeared with the advent of roads, buses, and consolidated schools. But the image of that past teacher lives on—that teacher who “did it all” for her students. The last 35 years have witnessed the greatest transformation in this respect: teaching is now performed by an array of professionals […]
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The University of Maine Special Education program and the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, along with Reading Matters to Maine, are hosting a free presentation on Tuesday, April 26, by Dr. Candice Bray, an international literacy and learning difficulties specialist.
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is again co-sponsoring the annual Literacy Tea organized by Literacy Volunteers of Bangor.
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The University of Maine Educational Leadership program is seeking Washington County superintendents, principals and teacher leaders for a regional group that will be part of a new master’s degree cohort starting in fall 2016.
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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.
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A survivor of the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech will join University of Maine’s Male Athletes Against Violence for a screening of the film “Living for 32” as well as a discussion about gun violence on Wednesday March 23.
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A statewide outreach program of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research is featured in a new newsletter from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
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