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Impact Of Relationship Between Maine Funding Formula Changes And Student Achievement, David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista Jun 2010

Impact Of Relationship Between Maine Funding Formula Changes And Student Achievement, David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Following The Money: How Maine School Administrative Units Have Used Increases In State Education Subsidies Fy2005-Fy2008, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan Mar 2010

Following The Money: How Maine School Administrative Units Have Used Increases In State Education Subsidies Fy2005-Fy2008, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Impacts Of School Funding Formula On State Subsidy Received By School Administrative Units, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan Jan 2010

Impacts Of School Funding Formula On State Subsidy Received By School Administrative Units, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


High School Accreditation In Maine: Perceptions Of Costs And Benefits, Janet Fairman, Brenda Peirce, Walter Harris Nov 2009

High School Accreditation In Maine: Perceptions Of Costs And Benefits, Janet Fairman, Brenda Peirce, Walter Harris

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Does Maine's Middle School Laptop Program Improve Learning? A Review Of Evidence To Date, David L. Silvernail Jul 2009

Does Maine's Middle School Laptop Program Improve Learning? A Review Of Evidence To Date, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Using Laptops To Facilitate Middle School Science Learning: The Results Of Hard Fun, Alexis M. Berry, Sarah E. Wintle, Bristol Consolidated School Mar 2009

Using Laptops To Facilitate Middle School Science Learning: The Results Of Hard Fun, Alexis M. Berry, Sarah E. Wintle, Bristol Consolidated School

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Review Of Evidence On Four-Day School Week, Christine Donis-Keller, David L. Silvernail Feb 2009

Review Of Evidence On Four-Day School Week, Christine Donis-Keller, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2009, Christine Donis-Keller, David L. Silvernail Jan 2009

Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2009, Christine Donis-Keller, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

This twelfth edition of "The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine" is designed to provide Maine citizens, legislators, and educators a yearly 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. "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 …


21st Century Teaching And Learning: An Assessment Of Student Website Evaluation Skills, Caroline Pinkham, Sarah E. Wintle, David L. Silvernail Dec 2008

21st Century Teaching And Learning: An Assessment Of Student Website Evaluation Skills, Caroline Pinkham, Sarah E. Wintle, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Perceptions And Process: Early Findings From A Study Of School District Consolidation In Maine, Janet Fairman, Walter Harris, Dianne Hoff, Sarah Mackenzie, Gary Chapin, Debra Allen May 2008

Perceptions And Process: Early Findings From A Study Of School District Consolidation In Maine, Janet Fairman, Walter Harris, Dianne Hoff, Sarah Mackenzie, Gary Chapin, Debra Allen

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Using Technology In Helping Students Achieve 21st Century Skills: A Pilot Study, David L. Silvernail, Dorothy Small, Leanne Walker, Richard L. Wilson, Sarah E. Wintle Feb 2008

Using Technology In Helping Students Achieve 21st Century Skills: A Pilot Study, David L. Silvernail, Dorothy Small, Leanne Walker, Richard L. Wilson, Sarah E. Wintle

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2008, David L. Silvernail, Paula Gravelle Jan 2008

Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2008, David L. Silvernail, Paula Gravelle

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

"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; …


Selected Results From A Survey Of Maine Public High School Principals, James E. Sloan Jun 2007

Selected Results From A Survey Of Maine Public High School Principals, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Higher And Lower Performing Maine Schools-School Profiles And Characteristics, David L. Silvernail May 2007

Identification Of Higher And Lower Performing Maine Schools-School Profiles And Characteristics, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

Identifying Maine's higher and lower performing schools may be useful for many purposes, but two are particularly important. Identifying these schools is important for developing and refining Maine's new funding formula. Maine's Essential Programs and Services (EPS) school funding formula is what is known nationally as a cost-based adequacy model. The underlying premise of the formula is that all schools should have adequate resources to ensure that all children may achieve high standards of learning. In the case of Maine, these high standards are the Learning Results. What are adequate levels of resources needed to achieve the Learning Results? From …


Analysis Of The Impact Of School Consolidation On Student Transportation Cost, David L. Silvernail, Aaron K. Gritter, James E. Sloan Feb 2007

Analysis Of The Impact Of School Consolidation On Student Transportation Cost, David L. Silvernail, Aaron K. Gritter, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2007, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail Jan 2007

Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2007, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

"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. The "Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine 2007" is comprised of six categories of indicators: (1) Background Demographics, (2) Enrollment, …


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.


The Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2005, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail Apr 2005

The Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2005, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Adequacy-Based Funding For Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach For Maine, Debra M. Allen, James E. Sloan Apr 2005

Adequacy-Based Funding For Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach For Maine, Debra M. Allen, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.