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Happy National Pi Day! Remember 2 years ago on March 14, 2015, it was as close as we are ever going to get to the perfect math geeks holiday.

Source: WalletHub WalletHub.com has come out with their 2016's Best & Worst States for Teachers' and the news isn't good for teachers in Maine.

A shoplifting charge against an award winning Maine teacher will be dropped if she meets terms imposed by a court.

Teacher's salaries could be on the rise. Maine state lawmakers are considering a plan to set a minimum wage for teachers at $40,000 a year.

Mary Morris is a third grade teacher in Strawberry Plains, TN who needs another snow day. What student or teacher doesn't?

A Portland High School teacher has been arrested on child pornography charges by State Police.

The Kennebec County 'Teacher of the Year' is Gretchen Nickerson, who teaches at Helen Thompson School in West Gardiner.

Starting teachers in Maine could get a bump in salary if a bill passes in Augusta.

Last week (March 20) members of the Camden-Rockport Middle School staff surprised students with an awesome choreographed performance of Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk.'

Nancie Atwell, one of 50 finalists for a $1 million international teaching prize, has won.

Nancie Atwell is one of 50 finalists for an international teaching prize. She teaches at the Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 school in Edgecomb. Atwell, a teacher since 1973. In 1990 she founded the Center for Teaching and Learning, a demonstration school where the faculty develops effective methods and shares them with other educators. She is also She is also the author of nine books for

Special Education Teacher Jennifer Dorman has been named Maine's Teacher of the Year. Dorman, who teaches English and language arts, has taught at Skowhegan Area Middle School since 2009.

Even teachers are nervous on the first day of school, although they don't usually cope with the butterflies in their stomachs the way this one did.

The Maine Department of Education has announced the 16 educators chosen as Maine’s 2014 county teachers of the year. One of the 16 will be selected in the fall as Maine’s Teacher of the Year for 2015.

In honor of 'National Teacher Appreciation Week,' kids were asked why they loved their teachers. The results in this WeAreTeachers video are wonderful and emotional. A big tip of the Moose antlers to all educators who have chosen their career path to to teach and help our kids every day...

National Teachers Day is today, May 6th, and I took the occasion to read a classic story (at least partly based in truth) that has been told on the Moose Morning Show several times over the years. I hope you enjoy it....