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Governor:Paul LePage
Commissioner of Education:Stephen Bowen
Quality Counts state grade:C
Pre-K-12 enrollment:188,945
Number of school districts:233
Number of public schools:631
Number of public school teachers:15,384
Unadjusted education spending per student:$12,452
Percent minority students:7.5%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:41.7%
Percent of students with disabilities:15.6%
Percent of English-language learners:2.5%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:45.0%
8th grade math:38.8%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:32.4%
8th grade reading:38.5%

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Despite budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in the state plan to issue laptops to students.
October 14, 2009 - Digital Directions
But budget cutbacks are forcing some schools to look for cheaper alternatives.
September 1, 2009 - Education Week
A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.
January 6, 2009 - Education Week
A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.
December 15, 2008 - Education Week
Voters will decide some notable education- and child-related questions when they go to the polls next month.
October 30, 2007 - Education Week
States are dealing with complications over funding, resistance from residents, and criticism that the plans may not save as much money as promised.
October 23, 2007 - Education Week
After months of heated debate, outcry, and backlash, the first step in Maine’s sweeping school consolidation plan is done.
September 10, 2007 - Education Week
The new law aims to slash number of districts—a move that state officials project to save tens of millions of dollars each year in administrative costs.
June 19, 2007 - Education Week
Various approaches to governor's original plan all aim to streamline school administrations.
May 8, 2007 - Education Week
A multistate effort to draw nontraditional students into Advanced Placement starts to pay off.
May 8, 2007 - Education Week

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