Janet Fairman, an associate professor of education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), spoke to the Maine Morning Star about the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results, which showed Maine students scoring lower than they have in more than 30 years.
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Maine Public and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Janet Fairman, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), on Maine’s K-12 student results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP or The Nation’s Report Card, and her research on the state’s education policy.
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A recent report from the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) that found only nine of 58 Maine schools surveyed were using reading instructional programs aligned with high quality standards was cited in a Bangor Daily News article this week.
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Favour Oghale Akhidenor of Uvwie, Delta State, Nigeria is the recipient of the 2024 Prevention and Intervention Studies Research and Impact Award from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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The Maine Monitor interviewed Janet Fairman, co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) and associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development, about Maine’s teacher shortage.
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The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) published three reports this spring, all of which are now available on the MEPRI website.
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Craig Mason, a professor of education and applied quantitative methods in the College of Education and Human Development, has been chosen as the 2020–21 University of Maine System Trustee Professor for UMaine.
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The new issue of UMaine Today, now online, includes an article on the 25th anniversary of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute.
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As the state encourages more school districts to save money by sharing services, two UMaine professors spoke with Maine Public about the lessons that can be learned from school consolidation.
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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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