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History of MAEA
The Association was originally founded in 1965 as Maine Adult Educators Association, and was renamed in 1967, Maine Association for Public School Adult Education (MAPSAE). In 1989, the current name was adopted to include members beyond the public school-based programs. Whatever its name, MAEA has a distinguished record of advocacy and leadership for adult education in Maine, and of service to its members.
MAEA is Maine's organization for professional adult educators and coordinates closely with the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine and Maine Community College systems. MAEA has a history of strong collaboration with the University of Maine at Orono's Center for Adult Learning and Literacy (CALL) and the University of Southern Maine's Adult Education Masters Degree Program, Maine Career Centers, Maine Centers for Women Work and Community, and Literacy Volunteers of Maine.
2004 – Adult education seen as key
strategy by Compact for Higher Education
2004 – MAEA and Literacy Volunteers secure Betterment grant for development
of services in Washington & Aroostook counties
2004 – Lumina Foundation grant secured by MDOE and Maine Development Foundation
for college transitions
2006 - College Transition fundingreceived from the legislature to launch the first state pilots to add to the Nellie Mae-funded programs.
2007 - Governor Baldacci proposed an acceleration of College Transition program.
MAEA History
