New England Board of Higher Education Honors UMaine Teaching Fellows Program, State’s Parents as Scholars Initiative with Excellence Awards
Contact: Carolyn Morwick, 617.357.9620, ext. 118
BOSTON’The University of Maine’s GK-12 Teaching Fellows Program, along
with the state of Maine’s Parents as Scholar’s Program, are among winners
of the 2005 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards announced today
by the New England Board of Higher Education.
Senator Olympia J. Snowe lauded both awardees, noting, “Maine’s future
economic and civic well-being demand increased educational attainment for
people of all ages. These innovative programs recognize that pressing
reality, and they should be studied and emulated regionally and
nationally.”
“The University of Maine’s GK-12 Teaching Fellows Program provides
valuable experience for our future teachers while enhancing the learning
experience of the K-12 students involved,” noted First Lady Karen
Baldacci. The First Lady added, “Low-income parents often find obstacles
to a college education daunting. Maine’s Parents as Scholars program
provides these parents the opportunity to achieve their goals.”
NEBHE President and CEO Evan S. Dobelle, noted ‘the GK-12 Teaching Fellows
Program is an outstanding program ‘ not only does it address Maine’s
shortage of math and science teachers, it increases the quality of K-12
education in the critical fields of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics.?