21. Institute For Justice: School Choice Cases: Maine School Choice When maine s Attorney general decided to excluded religious schools from thetuitioning system, he argued that the discriminatory policy was required by the http://www.ij.org/schoolchoice/maine/backgrounder.html

Donate Contact Us Home See related information Litigation Backgrounder The Case for School Choice: Raymond, Maine On July 31, 1997, the Institute for Justice filed a lawsuit that marks a milestone in its efforts to promote parental choice in education. In Bagley v. Town of Raymond , the Institute challenges the exclusion of religious schools from Maine's rural school choice program. The case could set an important precedent for educational programs in other states that discriminate against religious schools and the parents that choose them for their children. The Town of Raymond sits at the northwest tip of Sebago Lake in Cumberland County, Maine. Even though it is just 20 miles from the Portland city limits, Raymond remains a small rural hamlet. Although it has a legal duty to provide an education for residents through the twelfth grade, Raymond has too few school-age residents to justify operating a public school beyond the sixth grade. Maine developed a common-sense solution to Raymond's predicament, which many small towns face in this predominantly rural state: Mainers call it "tuitioning." In Maine, parents who live in towns without public schools have the right to select the school that best suits their children's educational needs. The town then pays tuition (capped at the average cost of educating a student in Maine's public high schools ) to the school that the parents choose. Parents who live in "tuitioning towns" are free to pick any school for their children-public or private, in-state or out-of-state. Any school, that is, unless it is religious. Maine law singles out religious schools, and religious schools only, for discriminatory treatment, prohibiting towns from paying tuition to any school that is "sectarian."

22. Education Panel OKs State Aid Increase AUGUSTA — The grim financial outlook for maine schools brightened Wednesday, John Baldacci has allotted for general purpose aid to education in his http://news.mainetoday.com/indepth/statebudget/030313schools.shtml

HOME MAINEJOBS HOMES WHEELS MARKETPLACE NEWS Local and State Midday/4PM Reports AP Wire ... MaineToday.com Network Affiliate News Coverage Related Links Thursday, March 13, 2003 Education panel OKs state aid increase By TESS NACELEWICZ, Portland Press Herald Writer E-mail this story to a friend Also on this page: IN DEPTH: STATE BUDGET IN DEPTH: STATE BUDGET Find more coverage about what the budget covers and - perhaps more importantly - what it doesn't cover anymore, here To top of story If the plan is approved by the Appropriations Committee and other lawmakers, it could provide a measure of relief for many school districts facing the possibility of cutting teachers and programs because revenues haven't kept pace with rising costs. Details of the plan - which would add $5 million to the $728 million that Gov. John Baldacci has allotted for general purpose aid to education in his proposed $5.3 billion budget - remain to be worked out, such as where the money would come from and how it would be distributed. The Education Committee is expected to tackle those issues today, said Portland Democratic Rep. Glenn Cummings, House chairman of the Education Committee. He said possibilities include taking some money from the state's new laptop initiative and the $5 million that Baldacci wants to use as an incentive to persuade school districts to save money by consolidating.

23. Features | GAY ISSUES maine’s schools are failing miserably when it comes to protecting gay, For instance, one of the markers of the report are general statewide laws that http://www.portlandphoenix.com/features/this_just_in/documents/03979320.asp

web portlandphoenix.com Music Movies Theater Dance ... RSS Here's the new music you'll hear this week. Click on the track to buy from our iTunes store. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin' Down Dropkick Murphys - The Burden Beck - Girl ... Entire playlist >> GAY ISSUES Maine schools fail GLSSEN test BY TONY GIAMPETRUZZI Maine’s schools are failing miserably when it comes to protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students — at least that’s what an exhaustive report from the Washington, DC–based Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSSEN) announced last week. They gave Maine and its pro-gay policies an "F," with an overall score of 35 (nope, that’s not even close to passing), snuggling the state at number 19 between Iowa and Virginia. However, there is a caveat — 41 other states failed, too, and, says Betsy Smith, the executive director of Equality Maine (formerly MLGPA), Maine would have gotten a better score if GLSSEN hadn’t relied on dated data. According to GLSSEN, the report summarizes state laws that affect school environments and school safety for all students, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, and is the first systematic measurement and comprehensive analysis of statewide policy to ensure the safety of all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. "This report highlights what many safe schools advocates have feared — that our nation’s policymakers have failed to give schools the policies and programmatic support they need to change environments where bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity are the rule and not the exception," notes GLSSEN Executive Director Kevin Jennings. "In classrooms where ‘faggot’ is heard more often than the Pledge of Allegiance and 39 percent of LGBT students report being physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation, our schools and the states that govern them are failing."

24. GREAT MAINE SCHOOLS PROJECT The training is open to all middle schools and high schools in maine. of motivation and morale, which can manifest as a general resistance to new ideas. http://www.mitchellinstitute.org/Gates/init_leadership.html

OUR INITIATIVES: Team Leadership Collaboratives TEAM LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVES Regional TLCs are cofacilitated by experienced school-reform coaches and university professors from the Maine School Leadership Network, Southern Maine Partnership, Western Maine Partnership, Center for Educational Transformation, and the Great Maine Schools Project. When a school joins the program, the participants are asked to make a commitment to attending all sessions and following a common curriculum based on the Core Principles and Practices of Promising Futures . The main features of the school commitment and TLC curriculum include the following: Adapting teaching and learning practices to increase equity, rigor, and personalization for every student Working to build a culture of collaboration, ongoing professional development, and shared accountability among the staff in a school Learning and implementing transformative, "break-the-mold" structures and practices, while using Maine's Chapter 127 standards as a guide to redefining the meaning of a high school diploma Enhancing parent and community engagement in school programs and activities The goal of a TLC is to provide educators with a new bag of tools for working on old problems. Although TLC strategies are similar to Professional Learning Community or Critical Friends Group training, this program specifically focuses on strengthening the leadership skills of a core group of educators. One of the challenges faced in many schools is a lack of motivation and morale, which can manifest as a general resistance to new ideas. It is usually not difficult for a school's team to determine

25. Email - Maine School And Library Network for libraries and schools connected to the Internet through the maine School and general Information about Email and MSLN; Step by Step Setting Up http://circrider.msln.net/email.htm

Email through MSLN General Information about Email and MSLN Step by Step - Setting Up Email on the MSLN Server Step by Step -Setting Up Email on Individual Computers Spam and MSLN Email General Information about Email and MSLN MSLN can provide email to schools and libraries or schools and libraries can set up and manage their own Email servers. The choice to maintain a local server allows schools and libraries to act on their preferences for a particular Email system. The MSLN Email servers maintained by the MSLN project are available to serve Email to schools and libraries who choose not to maintain their own mail systems. The mail through these servers will be delivered through POP (post office protocol), IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) or via web mail Who Can Have Email? Email on local servers at schools and libraries is managed at the school and libraries themselves. Technical coordinators may give Email accounts to members of the site's constituencies (faculty, staff, students, patrons). Technical coordinators may give Email accounts on the central MSLN email server to faculty, staff, students or patrons. Technical coordinators can create Email ids on the central servers via the Network Management Tool ( NMT ). Sites with direct connections, may also provide dial-up access by modem to their networks. However, MSLN Advisory Board guidelines restrict access to the Internet Email over dial-up to faculty and staff. Students with special needs, such as illness, may have access through dial-up as deemed appropriate by the school. Please note that these modems are provided at sites that have direct connections.

26. Ellsworth, Maine - School Annual Reports We aim to serve 100 students who are at risk of not meeting the maine The general Bryant E. Moore School is one of the best intermediate schools in the http://ci.ellsworth.me.us/schldept.html

ELLSWORTH SCHOOL REPORTS Superintendent's Annual Report to the City 2003 This past year, the Ellsworth School Department has been heavily influenced by outside pressures. State and Federal changes imposed on public education are the most severe I have witnessed in my thirty-four years in public education. The development of the Learning Results, standards based education, and the new federal No Child Left Behind Act are creating operational and educational challenges that are at times overwhelming. Before you declare me a professional whiner, please keep in mind that it is not the purpose or reason for the mandates that concern us. Rather it is the amount and intensity of the new directives that seem more than a local education department can bear. Generally the “new trends” are good for students and education. However, change usually takes time and resources, both of which are in short supply. Coupled with a lack of State and Federal funding, education across the State is on the verge of experiencing a major meltdown. We are fortunate that school employees are motivated by their desire to teach children because currently the pressure of the initiatives are at a level at which some staff would choose to leave the profession. For the last year I, as your Superintendent, have seriously tried to remain positive as we continue to attempt to comply with the mandates. On a much more positive note the Ellsworth School Department, in spite of the pressures of State and Federal requirements, has experienced a wonderful year as we continue to grow and improve. Increases in tuitioned students, restructuring and new educational programs, a number of very helpful grants, and a great employee attitude in support of our educational mission greatly overshadow the many challenges.

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Education The following information may be obtained from these college/university offices (we have linked the names of schools to their Web sites where available): ADMISSIONS OFFICE: Catalog of available programs Application for admissions Application deadlines Tuition rates, room and board costs, and fees FINANCIAL AID OFFICE: Application for college financial aid Breakdown of education expenses and charges Cost of attendance BUSINESS OFFICE: Questions regarding payment of bill(s) Monthly payment plans Public Colleges and Universities in Maine University of Maine System Maine Community Colleges Private Higher Education Institutions in Maine ... Serving the State of Maine Public Colleges and Universities in Maine MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 66 Pleasant Street Castine, Maine 04420

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29. WPL: Maine Education Resources maine schools Statistical Data Annual stats for finances (including budget),tuition rates, Central maine and general maine links. Virtual tour. http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineedu.htm

HOME Weblog Maine Writers Index Book Lists ... Sitemap Waterboro Public Library, P.O. Box 308, East Waterboro, Maine / Phone: 207.247.3363 / contact webmaster contact librarian Last modified: 3/Jan/2005/ Type in search query; use quotes for phrases: All of Waterboro Public Library Maine Writers Index Literary Birthdays Waterboro Cemeteries: more maine stuff MAINE EDUCATION libraries education bookstores, publishers MAINE LIBRARIES Auburn Public Library Nice site, well-organized, with useful local links, such as a genealogy and history page with good genealogy links, a list of suggested local history reading, and information about APL's local history room . Also has a detailed history of Auburn Public Library Bagaduce Music Lending Library (Blue Hill) Info on this lending library in Blue Hill, on-line catalog of over 100,000 items, and on-line membership info and form (only members can borrow). Bangor Public Library Hours, children's dept., circulation policies, items for sale, links. History of Bangor Public LIbrary Bangor Theological Seminary Library Bates College Library (Lewiston) ... and online catalog Bowdoin College Library (Brunswick) ... and online catalog Camden Public Library Lots of events posted, hours, kids' information, library history, library policies, Camden information.

30. Maine School Management Association Home Page The maine School Management Association is a nonprofit organization released preliminary funding estimates for general Purpose Aid for Local schools to http://www.msmaweb.com/

Click image for MSBA M aine S chool M anagement A ssociation 49 Community Drive Augusta ME 04330 (207) 622-3473 - Tel (207) 626-2968 - Fax Click image for MSSA MSMA Annual Fall Conference The 32nd Annual MSMA Fall Conference will be held on October 27 and 28 at the Augusta Civic Center. Preliminary Fall Conference information has been sent to your superintendent's office. If you have a clinic or resolution suggestion, please contact your superintendent or board chair. If you have further questions, please call Terry McCabe at 1-800-660-8484 or email at tmccabe@msmaweb.com Please email Shelley O'Connell at soconnell@msmaweb.com if you would like to be an exhibitor at this year's conference. Commissioner Gendron Announces GPA/EPS Funding Estimates For FY 2005-06 and 2006-07 On January 4, the Commissioner of Education, Susan Gendron, released preliminary funding estimates for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools to the Joint Select Committee on Property Tax Reform. The unit-by-unit estimates are for the fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07 and can be used to analyze your school's subsidy amounts. Please note that these are preliminary estimates that may change over time. Click here to access more information on GPA/EPS MSMA Adds Policy Service to Web Site Maine school board members, superintendents, assistant superintendents, superintendents' secretaries/administrative assistants, and directors of special services are invited to explore MSMA's new Policy Service web page. The page will allow you to request sample policies and submit policy questions online. In addition, you will find information about school board policy and MSMA policy services.

31. BusinessSchools.com - The Business School & Program Directory - Business Schools maine Maritime Academy, LoebSullivan School of International Business Engineering and Technology Mgmt., general Business Mgmt., MBA Program, http://www.businessschools.com/cgi-bin/schools/search.cgi?data_file=data&match_l

32. General Psychology Degrees In Maine general Psychology schools In maine Free info about general psychology schoolsin maine, including student body, fields of study, tuition, contact info, http://www.edref.com/college-degrees/psychology/general-psychology/maine

General Psychology Degrees In Maine Detailed profiles of schools offering General Psychology In Maine from the EdRef college search portal. Degree Programs: ALL PROGRAMS PSYCHOLOGY GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Also try online schools for general psychology , for more choices and flexibility. List of Schools School City Students (FTE) BATES COLLEGE Lewiston BOWDOIN COLLEGE Brunswick COLBY COLLEGE Waterville SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE Standish UNIVERSITY OF MAINE Orono UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON Farmington UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE Portland EdRef: your free college search directory HOME Major Sections All Schools by Name Athletic Scholarships College Degree Programs Minority Colleges ... Religious Schools Please bookmark us. Please link to us. Thank you. Home About EdRef Contact EdRef Resources

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35. Attorney General Speaks (February 2000) The Coalition for Safer schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 AUGUSTA,maine (AP) Attorney general Andrew Ketterer addressed a luncheon forum for http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Maine/general.html

From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 21:29:00 EST Subject: Maine AG "Cruelty against homosexuals hampers education" To: SARATOGANY@aol.com bdm3g@gateway.net Msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 Email to: saratogany@aol.com "The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" This message has been distributed as a free informational service for the expressed interest of non-profit research and educational purposes only. Boston Globe (online) Maine Attorney General Andrew Ketterer: AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Attorney General Andrew Ketterer addressed a luncheon forum for legislators on school safety Friday, saying cruelty and hate must not be allowed to hamper learning by gay, lesbian and bisexual youth. Learning should be the primary mission of all students, he said, and ''you can't do that when your primary mission is interrupted by fear.'' The attorney general made his remarks during a series of brief presentations by students, teachers and parents who recounted episodes of harassment reflecting hostility toward homosexuality. The gathering in the State House Hall of Flags was sponsored by the Maine Safe Schools Collaborative.

36. EPA NE: Secondary Schools Assistance Other Sites To Visit general IPM information; tools, templates and tips; newsletter for IPM Summary of project, sample hygiene plan for maine schools, and other lab chemical http://www.epa.gov/region1/assistance/schools/sites.html

Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention in New England Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home EPA New England Topics Compliance Assistance ... Other Sites to Visit K-12 Schools Other Sites to Visit Don't miss! EPA's Healthy School Environments Your one-stop location for information and links from around the country on environmental health issues in schools. Access the New Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool New England State Agencies and Other Organizations Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire ... Vermont Connecticut (CT) Asbestos Containing Materials in Connecticut Schools , CT Department of Public Health An overview of facility requirements and links to applicable regulations School Lab Cleanout Program Report of the 2002-2003 program to clean out mercury and hazardous laboratory chemicals from schools Pollution Prevention in Institutions - Schools, Hospitals, Universities

37. General Financial Aid - Penn Dental School Financial Aid Scholarships general Student Scholarships Alternativelowinterest loan available to residents of maine attending approved schools in http://www.dental.upenn.edu/financialaid/general.html

Penn Dental Financial Aid Government Financial Aid General Student Scholarships Minority Student Scholarships ... International Student Scholarships Related Info University Financial Services Student Scholarships While most students' financial aid needs will be covered by grants and loans, some students may choose to explore financial aid from outside sources. This page provides information on scholarship opportunities and internet sites that may be helpful. Students should avoid search services and financial aid consultants that charge a fee for their services. These services can be expensive and do not guarantee results. While the Office of Student Affairs makes every attempt to provide current and complete financial resource information, this list is by no means comprehensive. Programs, deadlines, and eligibility requirements are constantly changing. Student Affairs can not assume responsibility for the information provided. The following is a list of financial aid resources available to dental students, including eligibility requirements and important deadline information as of November 2005.

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39. Freedomforum.org: Families Challenge Maine's Refusal To Pay Tuition At Religious An estimated 17000 maine students from 145 small towns without schools of their own maine Attorney general Steven Rowe has said that maine s program is http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16986

40. Maine Protesters Blockade General Dynamics In Tax Day Protest maine Protesters Blockade general Dynamics in Tax Day Protest We got the wordout that mainers would rather support the schools than build another http://www.ccmep.org/2003_articles/Iraq/041603_maine_protesters_blockade_genera.

Published on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 by the Portland Press Herald (Maine) Maine Protesters Blockade General Dynamics in Tax Day Protest by Jen Fish SACO — Fifteen activists bound together by a mixture of roofing tar, chicken wire and nails wrapped around PVC piping were arrested Tuesday after trying to block the entrance to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Co. Protesters play music and chant as state police move in to arrest them for blocking the entrance to General Dynamics. Many in the group are students at Colby College. (PPH Photo/John Patriquin) Police lead Tennessee Watson, left, and two other protesters away from the entrance of General Dynamics in Saco on Tuesday. (PPH Photo/Gregory Rec) Protesters Emily Posner, left, Susan Ellsworth, center, and Maia Campoamor embrace Tuesday after being released from the Saco Police Department. The women, roommates at Colby College, were charged with criminal trespassing. (PPH Photo/Gregory Rec) No one was hurt in the protest, which lasted about four hours. More than 30 police officers and firefighters used scissors and wire cutters to untangle the protesters enough to load them onto a waiting bus. Nearby, several dozen protesters chanted and sold cookies by the road for Veterans for Peace.

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