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Maine's Improving Schools: An Examination Of Distinguishing Features Of A Sample Of Maine's Improving Public Schools, Erika Stump Phd, David Silvernail Phd, Catherine Fallona Phd, Lori Moran Gunn

School Improvement

In 2010, at the request of the Maine state legislature, the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) at the University of Southern Maine (USM) began a multi-year study of two sets of schools in Maine. One set of schools was unique because they were found to be examples of More Efficient Maine schools. The second set were unique because they were examples of Improving schools, schools on their way to becoming more efficient. Following a summary of the findings from the study of some of Maine’s More Efficient schools, this report provides a summary of the findings from the study …