Jason Judd

Higher education

Educate Maine names new director of educator engagement

Educate Maine has named Jodi Mezzanotte as director of educator engagement. She succeeds Dolly Sullivan, who recently retired from the organization.

Awards

Laurie Lachance, former Thomas College president, to get award for education leadership

Lachance, who served as president of the Waterville school from July 2012 through October 2024, will receive Educate Maine’s Weston L. Bonney Education Leadership Award.

Higher education

Maine teacher shortage presents ‘clear and present danger,’ new report shows

"Maine's Educator Workforce Data Landscape," released Thursday by Educate Maine, is the first recent comprehensive report on the state's educator workforce from pre-K through grade 12

Higher education

🔒On the Record: The leader of Educate Maine champions career readiness

Educate Maine Executive Director Jason Judd draws on his teaching background to inform his work at the Portland-based nonprofit with a statewide impact.

Higher education

Nonprofit gets $525K to boost Maine’s educator workforce

Funding will be used for the Teach Maine Center, a program focused on teacher recruitment and retention across the state.

Economic development

‘Making Maine Work’ policy roadmap urges more R&D spending, housing construction

The 2022 report spells out six goals and 15 recommendations for state policy in the coming years. This year's edition was released Thursday by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Maine Development Foundation and Educate Maine.

Higher education

Maine college enrollment fell in 2020 because of COVID, report says

Educate Maine's latest annual barometer focuses less on test scores while adding measures of student well-being, access and participation in postsecondary education opportunities.

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