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Maine's 2019 County Teachers Announced Today at the Hall of Flags in Augusta

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Educate Maine and Alfond Scholarship Foundation seek summer intern

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Educate Maine is hiring an Event Planning and Marketing Intern for Summer 2019!

Posted Date 1/24/2019   Educate Maine is hiring a full-time, paid event planning and marketing summer intern to support the FocusMaine Intern Experience. The internship will offer a project-based, goal-oriented and practical experience.The FMIE Event Planning & Marketing Intern will assist the FMIE Program Manager with planning, coordinating and managing approximately 12 social, recreational and professional development events to take place primarily in the Portland and… READ MORE

WEX Junior Associate Program (Accepting applications until Feb. 1st)

WEX and Educate Maine are excited to announce and invite Maine high school students to participate in the WEX Junior Associate Program. This program provides job shadowing opportunities for high school students at WEX offices in southern Maine. Students from participating schools will join WEX employees to learn more about future career opportunities.Students will be able to participate in projects to further their knowledge and skills in technology and business, gain an early payments industry… READ MORE

Educate Maine & The Maine State Chamber of Commerce release latest policy brief report: Getting Ready for High-Paying Careers in Maine

Educate Maine and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce has released their latest policy brief report. This report identifies the jobs and sectors that are in demand now, and that are projected to be in demand in Maine for the next ten years. For each of these sectors—computer analysis, construction, engineering, health care, hospitality, and manufacturing—the report describes the jobs that are in demand, the pathways for certification in each of these jobs, and how those interested… READ MORE

Mills nominates Education Commissioner

Governor-elect Janet Mills has nominated Brunswick Assistant Superintendent as her Commissioner of Education. Read more here: http://www.mainepublic.org/post/mills-nominates-brunswick-assistant-superintendent-be-education-commissioner READ MORE

COALITION LAUNCHES TO PROMOTE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR ALL MAINE K-12 STUDENTS

 PORTLAND, MAINE –A Maine coalition supporting computer science education for all Maine K-12 students launched Friday at Educate Maine’s 2018 Education Symposium in Portland. Computer Science for Maine (CS4Maine) formed to ensure computer science is a subject area offered to all Maine K-12 students. Founding organizations of the coalition include the MaineState Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft, Maine  Mathematics and Science Alliance, Code.org, and Educate Maine… READ MORE

2018 Education Indicators Report Released today

Educate Maine released our 2018 Education Indicators Report today.  Press coverage and news stories can be found by clicking on the following links: Maine Public -- Education Report Finds Maine Is Progressing, But Some Students Are Still Dealing With Disadvantageshttp://www.mainepublic.org/post/education-report-finds-maine-progressing-some-students-are-still-dealing-disadvantages NewsCenter Maine -- Report: Children from 'disadvantaged'… READ MORE

Educate Maine Board Member gives $1M gift to USM for digital science & innovation center

Michael Duyak has gifted USM $1M for the creation of The Michael E. Dubyak Center for Digital Science & Innovation, which will be located on two floors of USM's Portland Science Building, will be devoted to undergraduate and graduate programs in computer science and technology including data analytics, cyber security, computer programming and mathematics.His advocacy for STEM-related fields includes his deep involvement in Educate Maine, Project>Login and FocusMaine and… READ MORE

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS

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