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John McDonald named Superintendent of the Year

The RSU 13 superintendent is honored for bringing the community together to support better schools and student learning.
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Gubernatorial Candidate Interviews

All four candidates for governor – Shawn Moody, Janet Mills, Terry Hayes and Alan Caron -- came to the MSMA offices on Sept. 5 to respond to questions regarding public education policy and funding. Listen to what the candidates had to say.

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Manny Scott - Save the Date

Manny Scott Presents - The Power of One and R.E.A.C.H. on Monday, April 1, 2019, at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Bills We're Watching

An Act To Restrict Cell Phone Use by Students While in School

This bill requires the Department of Education to adopt major substantive rules restricting the use of cellular telephones by students. ...Read the full article.

An Act To Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools

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News & Updates

DOE releases GPA subsidy printouts – February 15, 2019

The Department of Education has released the fiscal year 2019-2020 ED 279 subsidy printouts that show how additional General Purpose Aid to schools will flow to districts. They are now available at: https://neo.maine.gov/DOE/NEO/eps/public/ed279.aspx The DOE has provided this guidance on those printouts: The subsidy printouts are provided based on the $1.1 billion in General Purpose Aid […] ...Read the full article.

Budget has $126 million more for K-12 – February 8, 2019

Governor Janet Mills has released her proposed biennial budget for the next two fiscal years, adding $126 million into education – $41 million in 2019-2020 and $85 million in 2020-2021. The increased General Purpose Aid will pay for expanded prekindergarten, make good on a commitment to raise starting teacher salaries to $40,000, and cover $18.5 […] ...Read the full article.

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