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Alternative Education Responding To Complex Needs, Kay Hyatt Feb 2003

Alternative Education Responding To Complex Needs, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The growth of alternative education programs reflects both an increasing population of students having difficulty learning and adjusting in traditional school settings and the escalating pressure on public schools to meet the diverse academic, social and personal needs of all children, according to a University of Maine study.


Upward Bound Seeks New Members, Kay Hyatt Sep 2001

Upward Bound Seeks New Members, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Upward Bound program at the University of Maine is recruiting new students for this fall. The federally funded college preparatory program is seeking eligible high school students in the targeted schools of Deer Isle-Stonington, Foxcroft Academy (Dover-Foxcroft), Katahdin (Stacyville), Penobscot Valley (Howland), Piscataquis Community (Guilford), Stearns (Millinocket) and Mattanawcook Academy (Lincoln).


Reading Recovery: Early Intervention For At-Risk Youngsters, Maine Perspective Feb 1991

Reading Recovery: Early Intervention For At-Risk Youngsters, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Identifying first graders who are poor readers and teaching them effective reading strategies that allow them to make accelerated progress and never need remedial work is commitment the University of Maine has made a providing the specialized teacher training required to implement a successful Reading Recovery program in Maine schools, according to Robert Cobb, dean of the College of Education.