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Grants Support the Development, Expansion, and Enhancement of Evidence-Based Core Literacy Instruction and Targeted Interventions for Maine Students  The Mills Administration announced a $10 million literacy grant opportunity for schools to support the development, expansion, and enhancement of evidence-based core literacy instruction and targeted interventions for Maine students. These literacy grants through the Maine Department … Continue reading Media Release: Mills Administration Announces $10 Million in Literacy Grants for Maine Schools 

The Bangor School Department was chosen to receive Welcoming Libraries to recognize the city becoming an official refugee resettlement area.

From the Maine Department of Education Reporting Items | Visit the DC&R Reporting Calendar | News & Updates New Initiative Provides Welcoming Libraries to 26 Maine Schools, 900 Books to Bangor Schools In front of hundreds of fourth and fifth grade students at Bangor’s Fairmont School, the Maine Department of Education (DOE), I’m Your Neighbor … Continue reading Maine DOE Update – December 15, 2023

Books Highlight Themes of Diversity and Highlight Immigrant and New American Families In front of hundreds of fourth and fifth grade students at Bangor’s Fairmont School, the Maine Department of Education (DOE), I’m Your Neighbor Books, the Maine Community Foundation, the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, and school officials announced the delivery of 900 books … Continue reading Media Release: New Initiative Provides Welcoming Libraries to 26 Maine Schools, 900 Books to Bangor Schools

National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose gives the money to I'm Your Neighbor Books, a Portland-based nonprofit.