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Flanagan leads Council for Learning Disabilities international conference

University of Maine assistant professor of special education Sara Flanagan led the Council for Learning Disabilities’ (CLD) 45th international conference in Denver, October 12-13. Flanagan, who is president-elect of the council’s executive committee, also presented at the conference as part of a panel on writing characteristics in upper elementary and middle school students with high […]

WABI, WVII interview Jacobs about recess policy study

WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine, about her recent study focusing on different elementary school policies for deciding when it’s too cold for students to go outside for recess.

Researcher looks at how Maine principals decide when to let kids go outdoors for recess

The recent cold snap in Maine poses a challenging question for elementary schools in the state: How cold is too cold to let children outside for recess?