Lawsuit Filed Against Town of Gorham on Behalf of Ed Tech Elected into Office
The Maine Education Association, with support from the National Education Association (NEA) filed a lawsuit in Maine Superior Court seeking immediate injunctive relief against the town of Gorham for refusing to allow Janet Kuech, an Ed Tech in the Gorham School...
Lewiston Educator Selected as 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow
Learning journey to prepare Dickson, students as global citizens The NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, today named Marie Dickson, a Special Education teacher at McMahon Elementary in Lewiston as a 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning...
Educators Speak Up for the Schools Their Students Deserve
Teachers and support staff around Maine push for legislation that will give them a greater voice in their profession, including the right to strike if and when it’s needed On Wednesday, April 17, Maine educators rallied at the State House to support having a...
New Law Removes Standardized Test Score Requirement From Teacher Evaluation Process
Change in law will allow districts to choose to focus on the practice of teaching in evaluation A new law, LD 92, signed by Governor Janet Mills today brings a major change to the teacher evaluation process, eliminating the mandate that standardized test scores and...
Maine University Professors Honored
University of Southern Maine and UMaine Professors each receive separate distinctions for their work Susan Feiner, a now retired University of Southern Maine Professor, has been honored with the prestigious 2018-19 Maryann Hartman Award....
