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Bangor Daily News Explores EM Literacy Learning Report

The Bangor Daily News had exclusive first access to Educate Maine's report on literacy learning in our state. Read their coverage here:  Maine Schools Use Patchwork of Literacy Learning Programs Political rivals checked in on the report as well. Read about it here: Political Rivals Check In on Literacy Learning   READ MORE

New Report: Literacy Efforts a Patchwork in Maine Schools

The decline of early literacy in Maine is a solvable problem, according to a new report by Educate Maine.  Offering new and unique data on how the state’s schools are teaching K-3 students, the report says strong statewide and district-level leadership will be necessary to ensure more Maine children have foundational skills in reading by Grade 4.  The report, Reading at Grade Level in Third Grade Is Imperative examines Maine’s early literacy decline, highlights impactful early literacy… READ MORE

Lab Lending Library Gets Rolling

Hands-on learning can be messy, fun and memorable, and many teachers will tell you it’s the most effective way to learn. Aboard the Maine Mobile BIOLAB, it’s the only way to work! Students aboard the lab use real scientific measurement tools, equipment, and supplies to investigate topics from invasive species to vision. Now a new program of the BIOLAB is helping to extend the hands-on learning to school classrooms. A lending library offers teachers the opportunity to borrow scientific… READ MORE

Fourth Annual Golf Classic a Well-Dressed Success

There’s no bad way to enjoy summer golf in Maine, but we think one of the best is to play Educate Maine’s Golf Classic, at the gorgeous Nonesuch River Club. This week 80-plus players—educators, business supporters and many happy friends and relations—brought sunshine and freshening breezes with them to the annual outing on the challenging, but friendly track in Scarborough. Sponsored by Energy Efficient Investments, Inc. and many other local businesses, the Golf Classic supports… READ MORE

Applications Open for Key Statewide Role

Educate Maine is accepting applications for our next Director of Educator Engagement. This impactful role  is responsible for developing strategic partnerships and leading programs that strengthen Maine's educator workforce and elevate the teaching profession. This role oversees a portfolio of educator engagement initiatives, including the Maine Teacher of the Year Program, Educator Apprenticeship, and the Teach Maine Center, ensuring their successful implementation, growth, and alignment with… READ MORE

Search Underway for Next Impactful Leader

An extensive search is now underway for Educate Maine's next, impactful leader. The right person will succeed Jason Judd, Ed.D. as executive director of our business-led education and workforce advocacy organization. Could that be you, or someone you know? See the job description and requirements from our recruitment partner, ProSearch: https://www.prosearchmaine.com/jobs/20860-executive-director/   READ MORE

Sponsor HighByte and Its Inspirational Support

There are some partners who offer quiet, consistent support, but whose “secret sauce” is the important message they bring to every endeavor.  And this #ThankfulThursday, we’re celebrating HighByte, one of the world’s leading industrial DataOps software companies (Based right here in Maine). They’ve unfailingly supported Project Login’s Girls Who Code progam over the years. At this year’s GWC day camp in Portland, HighByte Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer Torey… READ MORE

Educate Maine Names Interim Leadership

Educate Maine has announced interim leadership as Jason Judd, Ed.D. leaves to assume a new role at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. The prominent business-led education and workforce advocacy organization said this week that Deputy Director Kate Howell has been tapped as interim executive director while a regional leadership search is underway. In six years with Educate Maine, she has worked closely with program staff and external partners, building on her considerable experience in… READ MORE

Come for the Ice Cream, Stay for the Science

Join the Darlings Ice Cream for a Cause Truck and the Maine Mobile BIOLAB to discover how tiny particles, trapped air, and freezing temperatures come together to form everyone's favorite summer treat! We'll be at The Challenger Learning Center in Bangor on July 8. Starting at 5 p.m., we'll have hands-on demonstrations of the science of ice cream.  Darlings is providing ice cream for donations--which will go to support BIOLAB programs. It's all part of a community STEM night at Challenger; lots… READ MORE

Applications Open to Districts for Educator Apprenticeships

Applications are now open to Maine school districts to support teacher apprenticeship, Ed Tech apprenticeship, and registered pre-apprenticeship funding. This opportunity is intended to support districts in developing, implementing, or expanding apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathways that help recruit, prepare, support, and retain future educators. These funds are designed to help reduce barriers for aspiring educators by supporting earn-while-you-learn pathways that include paid… READ MORE