Lily Canders: early childhood education student pursues dream of becoming kindergarten teacher
Lily Canders, a junior from Brewer, Maine, says her goal is to become a kindergarten teacher after she graduates in May 2023.
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UMaine faculty and students participate in NEERO annual meeting
Faculty members and students from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development attended the annual meeting of NEERO, the New England Educational Research Organization, held virtually April 28-30.
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Jamie Jones: Dean’s Award and Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education
Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine is the recipient of the 2021 Dean’s Award and is this year’s Outstanding Student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration.
Read moreDellaMattera talks to Centralmaine.com about new Augusta daycare facility
University of Maine associate professor and director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development Julie DellaMattera talked to the Centralmaine.com for an article about a new childcare facility that opened in Augusta recently.
Read moreDellaMattera talks with WalletHub about Thanksgiving in Maine
Julie DellaMattera, University of Maine associate professor and director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development, was interviewed by WalletHub for a report about the best states for Thanksgiving celebrations in 2020.
Read moreLaura Farragher-Gemma: Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education
Laura Farragher-Gemma is the outstanding student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration. Laura is from Millis, Massachusetts, and has worked with young children throughout her time at UMaine.
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Maine Schools in Focus: Assessing Progress Toward Universal Preschool Education
The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), through the University of Maine, has conducted several studies in the past five years examining school districts’ readiness to start or expand public preschool, parents’ preferences for preschool, and the ways districts are structuring and delivering these programs in Maine.
Read moreLogue cited in Morning Sentinel article about Head Start
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor of early childhood education at the University of Maine, was cited in a Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal article about a proposed $1.8 million budget cut that would have would have eliminated 83 slots statewide in the Early Head Start program.
Read moreLogue speaks with Morning Sentinel about importance of early education programs
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts.
Read moreMerrill Hall gets Little Free Library thanks to child development center teachers
The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center inside Merrill Hall on the University of Maine campus gets a lot of donated books.
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