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Dean Nichols Receives Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University
University of Maine Dean of Education and Human Development William “Dee” Nichols recently received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University. Nichols and four other alumni were recognized at the 2013 College Awards Celebration, which was held by the College of Education and Human Development of Texas A&M University on Oct. 25. The Outstanding […]
Read moreBDN, WLBZ Report on UMaine Students’ Visit to Cole Land Transportation Museum
Students in the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development visited the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor to learn about war and the sacrifices veterans make, WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Bangor Daily News reported. Galen Cole, the museum’s founder, said he invites education students to the museum in hopes they will […]
Read moreKnowles Interviewed for Education Week Article
Paul Knowles, a lecturer in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, was interviewed in an Education Week blog post titled “Entrepreneurial approach could help struggling schools, educator says.” Knowles said with shrinking resources and declining enrollments in Maine, educators need to learn more lessons from entrepreneurs. He calls for […]
Read moreFairman Quoted in MPBN Report on Communities Voting to Leave RSUs
Janet Fairman, an associate professor of education at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report titled “School consolidation: 5 Maine communities to vote on leaving RSUs.” Fairman, who has researched the initial effects of consolidation on districts across the state, said most school districts in Maine did not […]
Read moreBDN Article on RSU Withdrawal Cites UMaine Study, Professor Emeritus
A University of Maine study on school district reorganization in Maine was cited in the Bangor Daily News article “Ellsworth, Hancock, Lamoine among communities to vote on withdrawal from regional school units.” The Maine Policy Review study by Janet Fairman and Christine Donis-Keller observed the consolidation process over the first two years in 15 regional […]
Read moreBDN Publishes Op-Ed by Donaldson
The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Gordon Donaldson, professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine, titled “End the Ellsworth-area RSU experiment on Nov. 5.” Donaldson wrote residents in Ellsworth, Hancock and Lamoine want to withdraw from Regional School Unit 24, and a “yes” vote on the issue would allow the […]
Read moreFairman Quoted in MPBN Report on Public School Funding
Janet Fairman, an associate professor of education at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report titled “Study: Maine should boost education funding by $260 million.” Fairman said “Maine needs to move to a funding formula that relies less on local property taxes,” which would mean raising more money […]
Read moreSymposium for Educators of International Students in Maine Nov. 1
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host the third Symposium for Educators of International Students in Maine from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at the Buchanan Alumni House on the Orono campus. The professional development conference will focus on issues related to the education of international students attending Maine […]
Read moreAP Reports on UMaine, Department of Education Autism Research Institute
The Associated Press reported on a partnership between the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development and the Maine Department of Education to create a statewide system of supports for Mainers who serve children with autism and their families. The Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) will open Jan. 1, 2014 […]
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