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One of the four state finalists will be named the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year in October after the final stages of the selection process are complete.

Four Maine teachers were announced today as the State Finalists for the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year program. Second-grade teacher Joshua Chard from Cumberland County, sixth-grade writing and social studies teacher Edith Berger from Lincoln County, fifth-grade science teacher Lacey Todd from Oxford County, and high school science teacher Colleen Maker from Washington County … Continue reading Press Release: 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year State Finalists Announced

Eight Maine educators were announced today as the state semifinalists for the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year.  These distinguished educators, who are members of the 2023 County Teacher of the Year cohort, embody the dedication, innovation, and leadership that are hallmarks of Maine’s outstanding classroom teachers. As representatives of their students, colleagues, and school … Continue reading Semifinalists for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year Announced

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16 Maine Teachers named as the 2023 Maine County Teachers of the Year

AUGUSTA — Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2023 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony Thursday in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol during Teacher Appreciation Week. More than 500 teachers across Maine were nominated by a...

Owls Head resident Donna Munro and Waldoboro resident Edith Berger have been named 2023 Teachers of the Year for Knox County and Lincoln County.

A total of 16 teachers were selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants, according to a Maine Department of Education news release.

Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2023 County Teachers of the Year today at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol during Teacher Appreciation Week. Governor Janet Mills joined Maine Department of Education Deputy Commissioner Dan Chuhta, Educate Maine Executive Director Jason Judd, State Board of Education Chair Fern Desjardins, … Continue reading Press Release: Maine’s 2023 County Teachers of the Year Announced

As pandemic stretches on, Mainers rediscover pleasures of good breakfast Its morning in Maine, and the big feed is on. Photo by Cindy Dean Before the pandemic, Cindy Dean had a 30- to 40-minute commute to her job as an associate professor of education at the University of Maine-Augusta. She rarely ate breakfast. “I’d have coffee for sure,” she said. “And I got into a really bad habit of stopping at Panera and getting a breakfast pastry.” Now, 10 months after the coronavirus invaded M...