Media report on pilot program involving education professors, inmates
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a pilot program being tested at the Penobscot County Jail to provide educational opportunities for female inmates.
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UMaine education professors working behind bars with female inmates at Penobscot County Jail
University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, Riverside Adult Education Partnership and Literacy Volunteers of Bangor have teamed up to provide much-needed educational opportunities for female inmates at Penobscot County Jail.
Read moreCorrell Book Awards honor a pair of children’s books
Two children’s books are being honored with 2017 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text.
Read moreMedia cover fifth annual Literacy Tea fundraiser
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser that was held at John Bapst Memorial High School.
Read moreWVII advances fifth annual Literacy Tea fundraiser
WVII (Channel 7) reported the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser will be held at John Bapst Memorial High School from 3 to 5 p.m. April 2.
Read moreTea time: University of Maine professor’s mother-in-law inspires literacy fundraiser
Sometimes you just need an excuse to get dressed up and have a little tea with friends. For the past five years, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor has been doing just that every spring while raising thousands of dollars to support their adult literacy programs. And it all started thanks to University of Maine Associate Professor of Literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead.
Read moreBennett-Armistead speaks with WVII about increasing childhood literacy
Susan Bennett-Armistead, a professor of literacy education at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) at an early childhood education conference in Augusta.
Read moreCollege of Education and Human Development co-sponsors Literacy Tea event
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is again co-sponsoring the annual Literacy Tea organized by Literacy Volunteers of Bangor.
Read moreCollege of Education and Human Development announces 2015-16 faculty and staff award winners
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015-2016 faculty and staff awards.
Read moreBennett-Armistead quoted in Public News Service report on video learning series
Susan Bennett-Armistead, a professor of literacy education at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Public News Service report about a video learning series that claims to help infants read and learn.
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