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Island teachers connect at Belfast conference

A great beginning. Perhaps that’s the best way to describe the 2003 Island Teachers Conference held on Oct. 2-3 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Over 80 island educators attended from Chebeague, Cliff, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, Islesboro, Islesford, Long, Matinicus, Monhegan, North Haven, Peaks, Deer Isle/Stonington and Vinalhaven. They brought with

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Island classrooms offer the small-school advantage

Debates over education are often politically charged, with many more slogans than solutions. “Assessment,” “standards” and “consolidation” are battle cries, and budget shortfalls only make the arguments more intense. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Maine Learning Results exemplify increased intervention in local school decision-making. Maine’s small, rural schools – including

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