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2006

Teacher Education and Professional Development

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

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Belief Drives Action: How Teaching Philosophy Affects Technology Use In The Classroom, Aaron Gritter Nov 2006

Belief Drives Action: How Teaching Philosophy Affects Technology Use In The Classroom, Aaron Gritter

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


A Report On Efforts To Stimulate Regional Programs And Services In Special Education In Maine, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University Of Maine Jun 2006

A Report On Efforts To Stimulate Regional Programs And Services In Special Education In Maine, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University Of Maine

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Probability-Makers For Student Success: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Model Of Meeting The State Learning Standards, James E. Sloan Apr 2006

Probability-Makers For Student Success: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Model Of Meeting The State Learning Standards, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Great Schools: Identifying Higher-Performing Schools, Aaron Gritter Apr 2006

Great Schools: Identifying Higher-Performing Schools, Aaron Gritter

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


The Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2006, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail Mar 2006

The Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2006, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Analysis: The Cost And Characteristics Of Maine's Higher Performing Public Schools, David L. Silvernail Feb 2006

Preliminary Analysis: The Cost And Characteristics Of Maine's Higher Performing Public Schools, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Maine's College Graduates: Where They Go And Why (Revisited), David L. Silvernail, Brianne L. Woodward Feb 2006

Maine's College Graduates: Where They Go And Why (Revisited), David L. Silvernail, Brianne L. Woodward

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Fiscal Analysis Of Report Of Select Panel On Revisioning Education In Maine, David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista Jan 2006

Fiscal Analysis Of Report Of Select Panel On Revisioning Education In Maine, David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

In late 2005 the Select Panel on Revisioning Education in Maine issued their draft report describing a series of recommendations for the improvement of student learning in Maine. The Panel, convened by the Maine State Board of Education, and pursuant to Tile 20-A statutory requirements, developed their recommendations through six months of data collection and analysis, discussions and deliberations, culminating in a draft report for further discussions and debate by the Maine citizenry. In summer 2006 the Select Panel requested the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation (CEPARE) at the University of Southern Maine to conduct a cost …


School Size, Student Achievement, And The “Power Rating” Of Poverty: Substantive Finding Or Statistical Artifact?, Theodore Coladarci Jan 2006

School Size, Student Achievement, And The “Power Rating” Of Poverty: Substantive Finding Or Statistical Artifact?, Theodore Coladarci

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Achievement Investment Prowess: Identifying Cost Efficient Higher Performing Maine Public Schools, Ida A. Batista Jan 2006

Achievement Investment Prowess: Identifying Cost Efficient Higher Performing Maine Public Schools, Ida A. Batista

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

Throughout the United States the debate has been frequent, intense, and at times adversarial over how to fund education adequately. Maine has been trying to identify higher performing schools in the hope that practices that contribute to success at higher performing schools can be adapted at similar schools throughout the state. The 1997 establishment of Essential Programs and Services, an adequacy based funding model, has a primary goal to ensure success for all of Maine's children based on generating and distributing funds more equitably throughout the state. However, identifying higher performing schools based on achievement misses inclusion of fiscal responsibility …


School Administrative Unit Profiles, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University Of Maine Jan 2006

School Administrative Unit Profiles, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University Of Maine

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Implementing Standards-Based Education In Maine: Progress, Challenges, And Implications, Walter J. Harris, Janet Fairman Jan 2006

Implementing Standards-Based Education In Maine: Progress, Challenges, And Implications, Walter J. Harris, Janet Fairman

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.