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UMaine alumna honored as 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year

Cindy Soule, a 4th grade teacher at Portland’s Gerald E. Talbot Community School, is the 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year. A lifelong Maine resident, Soule has a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from the University of Maine (‘92) as well as a master’s degree in special education from the University of Southern Maine.

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WABI, BDN highlight high school hazing study

The Bangor Daily News highlighted research by professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan, assistant professor of higher education Leah Hakkola, doctoral student in higher education David Kerschner that focused on the role of gender and power in high school hazing.

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The Maine Question: How have Maine schools dealt with the pandemic?

Last spring, when the coronavirus was causing major shifts in how schools educated children, associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle and lecturer in educational leadership Maria Frankland, as well as students from the College of Education and Human Development did some research.

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UTC finalizes 2020-21 professional development series

The University Training Center (UTC) for Reading Recovery® and Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (MPCL) has finalized its professional development series for the 2020-21 school year. Ongoing professional development is key to the comprehensive literacy model that schools and districts across Maine have implemented with the help of the UTC. The model provides for continuous […]

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