This summer, the Maine Department of Education’s (DOE) Adult Education Team hosted its third annual Supporting Adult Multilingual Learners Institute at Sugarloaf Mountain. Adult Education teachers, curriculum designers, and administrators had the opportunity to learn from speakers, engage with different breakout sessions, and have meaningful discussions with their peers. Additionally, many fun activities, such as ..read more

Portland Public Schools has been recognized as a Common Sense District for its work educating students on safe and healthy ways of using technology and integrating technology into the curriculum as a learning tool. It is no secret that technology has become an integral part of students’ lives and their education. Curriculum makers and educators ..read more

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is pleased to announce that we have been granted a Tydings Amendment Waiver of FY23 ESEA funds and FY24 Carryover of Excess Title I, Part A Funds. Pursuant to the authority granted under section 8401(b) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Maine DOE received approval ..read more

The Maine Department of Education’s 2023/2024 Student Cabinet hosted their final meeting in the Spring, a culmination of the students’ work throughout the school year. Co-chaired by student representatives from the Maine State Board of Education, the Student Cabinet provides a forum for Maine students’ voices to be heard. This is the fourth year the Maine ..read more

(The Lincoln Academy edLab students who built the greenhouse deck and foundation to support their outdoor learning space.) The greenhouse will be a part of Lincoln Academy’s Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative program, LA Launch. Lincoln Academy’s edLab students have been building a greenhouse to support the school’s new LA Launch Program. This free summer program, funded by the Maine Department of Education’s (DOE) Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative, will support rising 9th graders preparing to enter high school. The Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative is a statewide effort to increase access to e ..read more

MEDIA RELEASE: Department of Education Supports Learning and Enrichment Over the Summer The Maine Department of Education has awarded $2,788,372 in Summer Learning and Enrichment Grant funding to 61 Maine schools. Summer programs differ from school to school, sometimes taking the form of community partnerships, field trips, career exploration, and innovative curricula that prepare students for the school year ahead while addressing pandemic-related learning loss. “This investment in summer learning across 61 Maine schools demonstrates the Department’s commitment to year-round, holistic educati ..read more

From the Maine Department of Education News & Updates What Makes a Great School in Maine? Join a Measure What Matters Community Conversation The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is excited to host community meetings across Maine to bring educators, parents, students, and business leaders together to discuss a shared vision for our schools. These in-person conversations will take place in August and September across the state. |  More Cedar Worster Welcomed as Newest State Board of Education Student Member The Maine State Board of Education is very pleased to welcome its newest stud ..read more

Schools across Maine have begun to implement more career field exposure and post-grad planning. Professional Development sessions (for students), community integration, and activity fairs have been successful ways to pique students’ interests in different career fields. At Lisbon Community School, teachers and administrators designed a Community Day to help students reflect on what they’ve learned during the school year, build leadership skills, and learn how to become healthy, collaborative, and productive citizens within their community. Lisbon Community School teachers have implemented the ..read more

The Maine State Board of Education is very pleased to welcome its newest student member.  Cedar Worster from Harrison is entering her junior year at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris. Cedar is involved in a number of school and community activities including Student Council, the Interact Club, high school athletics, performing with school bands and those focusing on civil rights and diversity, equity and inclusion. Each year the State Board of Education seeks applications from interested public school sophomores to serve two-year terms during their junior and senior ye ..read more

(Students use colored cards to tell robotic cars where to go.) At Windsor Elementary and Middle School, students are passionate about innovation, and their librarian, Kristel Anuszewski, uses the mobile computer science labs funded by the Maine Department of Education (DOE) to support that passion. Anuszewski, Kennebec County’s 2024 Teacher of the Year, is the Librarian and STEM Educator for Windsor’s Learning Commons. On a Friday in late May, the Maine DOE visited as she taught coding skills to a first-grade class using indi cars from the Maine DOE’s Mobile Computer Science Lab program. In 20 ..read more