Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine 2008

Education Indicators are facts and statistics that help to describe a public education system. They are tools which are useful in examining and measuring the effectiveness of the system. Examples include information such as the amount of local funds raised to support local schools, per pupil expenditures, pupil-teacher ratios, and student achievement results. This publication contains a series of indicators which will help interested citizens, policymakers, and legislators understand the many components of the K-12 Maine public education system. This paper is comprised of six categories of indicators: (1) Background Demographics; (2) Enrollment; (3) Staff; (4) Program; (5) Student Performance; and (6) Finance. While the categories have been changed recently from previous editions, the report still contains the same indicators. The Background Demographics section provides information on community and societal characteristics of the education environment which may have an impact on student learning. The Enrollment section highlights enrollment trends statewide and in some cases by county. The Staff section provides characteristics of Teachers and Administrators in schools statewide. The Program section provides information on the school district organizational structure and other specific programs within schools that enhance education in Maine. The Student Performance section provides a tool to assess the productivity and accomplishments of education in Maine. And finally, the Finance section provides financial information relevant to education in Maine. Two appendices are included: (1) Statutory Language for the Maine Education Policy Research Institute; and (2) Related Publications. (Contains 55 tables and 39 figures.

The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine 2004

This book is designed to provide Maine citizens, legislators, and educators a bi-annual report on the state of Maine public schools and education. This new edition updates educational information which appeared in earlier editions, and also provides information on several new topics

The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine 2005

This book is designed to provide Maine citizens, legislators, and educators a bi-annual report on the state of Maine public schools and education. This new edition updates educational information which appeared in earlier editions, and also provides information on several new topics

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Impact on the Digital Divide

One of the strategies Maine is using in preparing youth for the future economy is a statewide program to provide every seventh and eighth grade student and their teachers with laptop computers, and to provide professional development and training for helping teachers integrate them into their classroom instruction. This paper examines the impact that the distribution of laptops to students in Maine is having on students and their learning in relation to the digital divide. Seventh and eighth grade students who had received laptops in the 2002/2003 school year, as well as their teachers were the focus of this evaluation. Data from surveys, case studies, interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis have been examined in order to more closely identify the laptop initiative’s impact on student learning. Preliminary findings in this report indicate the beginnings of bridging the digital divide in Maine at least for 7th grade students and teachers as a result of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Teacher, Student, and School Perspectives, Mid-Year Evaluation Report

This report presents some early evaluation evidence on the effectiveness and impact of the implementation of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). The goal of the Year One evaluation, which is being conducted by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), is to provide policymakers and practitioners with information that will assist them in determining whether or not, and to what degree, the vision and goals of the MLTI are being achieved. The Year One design is focusing primarily on the students who entered seventh grade in September 2002, and their teachers and schools. The MEPRI evaluation team has focused the Year One evaluation on obtaining answers to three key questions in three core areas. The core areas are Teachers and Teaching, Students and Learning, and Schools and Community. The three questions are: 1. How are the laptops being used? 2. What are the impacts of the laptops on teachers, students, and schools? 3. Are there obstacles to full implementation of the MLTI

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