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InnovationMaine: Lee Iacocca, John Dewey, and idea who's time has not quite come

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Wednesday, March 9. Lee Iacocca, John Dewey, and idea who's time has not quite come. For now, at least, I'm choosing the latter, and putting both Innovation Maine and the project that it grew out of it, Maine Enterprise Schools. While charter school legislation may pass in time for...

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InnovationMaine: December 2010

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Thursday, December 30. Private vs. Public. An email from a Maine school superintendent: John, can you in a few sentences tell me how a private charter school is funded and governed differently that a public charter school? Tuition-free and open to every student who wishes to enroll.

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InnovationMaine: March 2011

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Wednesday, March 9. Lee Iacocca, John Dewey, and idea who's time has not quite come. For now, at least, Im choosing the latter, and putting both Innovation Maine and the project that it grew out of it, Maine Enterprise Schools. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Template images by luoman.

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InnovationMaine: January 2011

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Friday, January 21. The more things change? Friday, January 7. 5-year High School Program. Mr Fitzsimmons points out that the NC implementation began with a $21 million grant from the Gates Foundation and each year the legislature allocates $19 million for those new early colleges&...

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InnovationMaine: 5-year High School Program

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Friday, January 7. 5-year High School Program. Right now, Maine's schools are funded by state, local, and federal tax dollars. How that money is apportioned has both to do with the state's EPS formula and the ways individual towns vote to supplement (or not) that formula. U...Maine...

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InnovationMaine: The more things change...?

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Friday, January 21. The more things change? At least three school superintendents have told me in the last month or so, "I know we should, but we can't." Add that to the who-knows-how-many have said that over the years, and you might think I'd give up. Same: With the exception of p...

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InnovationMaine: August 2010

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A project of Maine Enterprise Schools that critically examines policies and practices in public education and advocates for innovative, autonomous public schools that complement, rather than compete with, our existing schools. Monday, August 30. When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits King Middle School. Tomorrow, he can claim credit to being part of the team that got some of the fiercest fiscal conservatives in Maine to defend President Obama. How did he do this? Race to the Top. Monday, August 16.

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Transformational Learning and Teaching - Transforming Education

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Skip to main content. Create interactive lessons using any digital content including wikis with our free sister product TES Teach. Get it on the web. Transformational Learning and Teaching. Jog Your Thoughts 1*. Charles Leadbeater and Annika Wong describe 4 strategies that can be used to meet today's challenges: improve, reinvent, supplement, and transform schools and learning. Stories from the field-. Maine Enterprise Schools: http:/ mainefarmschool.org/. MANY links, videos, thoughts and struggles about...