Retired education professor and former AFUM president Work dies
Gerald Work, former professor of education and former president of the Associated Faculties of the University of Maine, died on June 4 at the age of 88 at his home in Pennsylvania.
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Maddaus interviewed by Press Herald about U.S. Supreme Court decision on Maine’s town tuition program
Associate professor emeritus of education John Maddaus talked to the Portland Press Herald about this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Maine’s ban on public, taxpayer funding for tuition at religious schools.
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Rooks-Ellis quoted by PPH in article about sensory-friendly performances at Maine State Music Theatre
Deborah Rooks-Ellis, director of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for an article about the Maine State Music Theatre’s sensory-friendly performance of “The Very Fractured Tale of Robin Hood,” by Randall Frizado.
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UMaine study offers model for providing social skills supports to college students with autism
A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Maine could lead to improved services for college students with autism.
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Caron and Bishop speak to PPH about why teachers aren’t implementing Maine policy supporting LGBTQ education
Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality, and Penny Bishop, dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, were interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for an article about why many teachers in Maine are not incorporating LGBTQ education in the classroom despite Maine policy supporting the curriculum.
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MEPRI releases two reports on supports for students and teachers during COVID-19 pandemic
The Maine Educational Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) has published two new reports based on a study of the strategies and challenges involved in supporting preK–12 students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
